Case Type

Holdover-Licensee

Housing Type

Rent Stabilized

Court

Civil Court of the City of New York

County

New York County (Manhattan)

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

L&T 305595/25

Slip Opinion Number

2025 NY Slip Op 51574(U)

Petitioner

G&L Realty Delaware LLC

Respondent

Thomas Schypior, "JOHN DOE," "JANE DOE"

Judge

Blinova, Yekaterina

Decision/Order Date

2025-09-29

Posture

Other

Disposition

Other

Winner

Other

Synopsis

In this licensee holdover, the court denied the tenant's motion to dismiss or stay the proceeding, asserting concurrent jurisdiction with DHCR over succession claims and declining to stay the eviction given the administrative complaint's nascent stage and lack of use and occupancy offer. The court also denied the landlord's cross-motion for summary judgment, which contended that the tenant's B-1/B-2 visa precluded primary residence and thus succession. Citing the visa's long duration and the tenant's several years of occupancy, the court found a triable issue of fact as to whether "unusual circumstances" existed to reconcile the visa status with a claim of primary residence for succession purposes.

Keywords

Pending DHCR Complaint Seeking Succession Does Not Deprive Housing Court of Jurisdiction; Motion to Stay Proceeding Under CPLR 2201 Denied

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