Case Type
Holdover-Lease Expiration
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
L&T 314710/23
Slip Opinion Number
2024 NY Slip Op 51579(U)
Petitioner
601 Seneca LLC
Respondent
Michael Karczewski, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE
Judge
Guthrie, Clinton J.
Decision/Order Date
2024-11-14
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Motion Granted for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this holdover proceeding based on a 90-day notice of termination, the tenant challenged the landlord’s claim that the building was not rent-stabilized. The tenant argued that the building was de facto rent-stabilized and part of a horizontal multiple dwelling with the neighboring building. The court granted the tenant's motion for discovery and denied the landlord's cross-motion for summary judgment. The court found that the tenant had raised valid defenses of de facto rent stabilization and horizontal multiple dwelling and that the landlord had not adequately rebutted these claims.
Recommended Citation
"601 Seneca LLC v. Karczewski" (2024). All Decisions. 1701.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/1701
