Case Type
Holdover-Lease Expiration
Housing Type
Rent Stabilized
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Kings County (Brooklyn)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
329479-22
Slip Opinion Number
2025 NY Slip Op 51250(U)
Petitioner
700 Bklyn Realty LLC, 700 BKLYN 12 REALTY LLC, OCEANWALK BEACH BKLYN REALTY LLC, OCEANWALK CONDO BKLYN REALTY LLC, 780 BKLYN REALTY LLC, MINNETONKA III BKLYN REALTY LLC and, MINNETONKA V BKLYN REALTY LLC
Respondent
Theodora Forsythe, W.W., JOHN DOE and JANE DOE
Judge
Jimenez, Sergio
Decision/Order Date
2025-08-07
Posture
Post-judgment Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Other
Winner
Other
Synopsis
The court granted the tenant's motion to join the Department of Social Services (DSS) as a party but denied DSS's motion to appoint a guardian ad litem (GAL) for the occupant. The court reasoned that a GAL in housing court is not equipped to handle the complex social, financial, and medical needs identified by DSS, which are more appropriate for an Article 81 guardianship. The court also denied a further stay of the eviction, expressing skepticism that a GAL would serve as anything more than a "public relations device" to mask systemic failures in providing adequate social services.
Keywords
Department of Social Services' Motion to Appoint GAL Denied; DSS is Joined to Proceeding but Court Declines to Further Stay Eviction
Recommended Citation
"700 Bklyn Realty LLC v. Forsythe" (2025). All Decisions. 1913.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/1913
