Case Type
Holdover-Illegal Use
Housing Type
Rent Stabilized
Court
SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE TERM, SECOND DEPARTMENT
County
Queens County (Queens)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
2022-860 Q C
Slip Opinion Number
2024 NY Slip Op 24110
Petitioner
Edwin Ortiz
Respondent
Naomi Dharmnath, Kelly Dharmnath, Tenant, et al.
Judge
TOUSSAINT, WAVNY P.J., MUNDY, MARINA CORA, OTTLEY, LISA S.
Decision/Order Date
2024-03-15
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Judgment for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In a holdover proceeding, the tenant argued for rent stabilization protection for her unit within a purported horizontal multiple dwelling. Landlord failed to prove the buildings lacked sufficient commonality to exclude rent stabilization, as required under RSL. Court reversed judgments, dismissing the petition due to landlord's failure to establish exemption from rent stabilization since 1974, emphasizing insufficient evidence predating 2017 and tenant's affirmative defense success.
Recommended Citation
"Ortiz v. Dharmnath" (2024). All Decisions. 1591.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/1591
