Case Type

Holdover-Lease Expiration

Housing Type

Market Rate

Court

Civil Court of the City of New York

County

Bronx County (Bronx)

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

329016-24/BX

Petitioner

1246 STRATFORD AVENUE REALTY, LLC

Respondent

NORMAN MATUTE, JOHN DOE & JANE DOE

Judge

Harris, David, A.

Decision/Order Date

2025-09-24

Posture

Pre-answer Motion by Tenant

Disposition

Case Dismissed/discontinued

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

In this no-grounds holdover proceeding, the Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, dismissed the landlord's petition after the tenant moved for dismissal for failure to comply with the recently enacted Good Cause Eviction Law (GCEL). The landlord's cross-motion to amend the petition to claim a "small landlord" exemption under RPL § 214[1] was denied. The court found the proposed amended petition palpably insufficient because it lacked the required ownership disclosure information to properly assert the exemption. Key Legal Points: GCEL applicability, pleading requirements for GCEL exemptions, and the standards for amending petitions.

Keywords

Small Landlord Exemption under Good Cause Eviction Law; Proposed Amended Petition Found Palpably Insufficient; Proceeding Dismissed; Failure to Comply with GCEL

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