Case Type
Non-payment
Housing Type
Rent Stabilized
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Queens County (Queens)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-311624-22/QU
Petitioner
Sanford Associates Holdings LLC
Respondent
Ozzy Shekhman
Judge
Guthrie, Clinton J.
Decision/Order Date
2024-10-21
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Motion Granted for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
Landlord filed a nonpayment action against tenant, who had inherited a rent-stabilized lease from his late mother. Tenant moved to dismiss, arguing he had no rental agreement when the proceeding began and that the rent demand was flawed, including pre-lease arrears. The court dismissed the case, finding no valid rental agreement existed at filing and deeming the rent demand defective for including unpaid amounts predating tenant’s succession lease.
Recommended Citation
"Sanford Associates Holdings LLC v. Shekhman" (2024). All Decisions. 1658.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/1658
