Case Type

Holdover-Other

Housing Type

Other

Court

Civil Court of the City of New York

County

Bronx County (Bronx)

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

L&T 316423/24

Slip Opinion Number

2025 NY Slip Op 33145(U)

Petitioner

OLR MM, LP

Respondent

LESLIE LARUE, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE

Judge

Miller, Kisha L.

Decision/Order Date

2025-08-04

Posture

Pre-answer Motion by Tenant

Disposition

Case Dismissed/discontinued

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

The court granted the tenant's motion to dismiss the landlord's holdover petition for failure to complete annual recertification. The court found that the petition was fatally defective because it failed to plead the full rent regulatory status of the tenancy. Specifically, it omitted the existence of a regulatory agreement between the landlord and HPD, which governs the tenancy and affects the tenant's rights. The court held that this omission, which deprived the court of an understanding of the entire regulatory framework, was not a mere technicality and warranted dismissal.

Keywords

Holdover for failure to complete annual recertification holdover dismissed; LIHTC; Petition must plead regulatory agreement with HPD

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