Case Type

Holdover-Other

Housing Type

Other

Court

Civil Court of the City of New York

County

Queens County (Queens)

L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number

LT-300756-25/QU

Slip Opinion Number

2025 NY Slip Op 25171

Petitioner

11114 101 Ave Corp.

Respondent

Mike Ramlogan, SIRI KRISHNA CAITANYA, MANDIR INC., & XYZ CORP.

Judge

Kagan, Mark

Decision/Order Date

2025-07-28

Posture

Pre-answer Motion by Tenant

Disposition

Motion Granted for Landlord

Winner

Landlord Substantially Won

Synopsis

The court denied the tenant's motion to dismiss a holdover case, ruling that the petitioner, a new owner who acquired a foreclosed property, could properly proceed against the former owners as "tenants at sufferance." The tenant argued that no landlord-tenant relationship existed and therefore the case was improperly brought under RPAPL § 711. The court held that a tenancy at sufferance arises when an occupant remains after their possessory interest terminates, and the new owner's service of an RPL § 228 notice was the correct procedure to terminate this tenancy. The landlord's reference to the wrong statute in the petition was considered a minor error that did not prejudice the tenant's substantial rights.

Keywords

Tenancy at Sufferance; Foreclosure; RPL 228

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