Case Type

Holdover-Nuisance

Housing Type

HDFC

Court

SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE TERM, FIRST DEPARTMENT

County

New York County (Manhattan)

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

570629/25

Slip Opinion Number

2025 NY Slip Op 51534(U)

Petitioner

135 West 89th Street, Housing Development Fund Corporation

Respondent

Gregg Powell

Judge

Brigantti, J; Tisch, J; James, J

Decision/Order Date

2025-09-29

Posture

Pre-answer Motion by Tenant

Disposition

Motion Granted for Tenant

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

The Appellate Term affirmed the dismissal of a nuisance holdover proceeding where the landlord alleged the tenant breached the proprietary lease by failing to maintain the apartment. The court found the landlord's notice of termination defective and insufficient to serve as a predicate for the proceeding. The notice was deemed conclusory, failing to provide factual allegations to support the claim that the defaults specified in the notice to cure had not been remedied during the cure period, particularly considering Adult Protective Services had performed multiple cleanings of the apartment.

Keywords

Nuisance Holdover Dismissed; Defective Termination Notice; Conclusory Termination Notice; Not Reasonable in View of the Attendant Circumstances

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