Case Type
Holdover-Nuisance
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
316163-24/NY
Petitioner
LENOX TWINS LLC
Respondent
JOHNNIE MAE WATSON, JOHN/JANE DOE
Judge
Guthrie, Clinton, J.
Decision/Order Date
2025-10-06
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Motion Granted for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this rent-stabilized nuisance holdover proceeding, the tenant moved for summary judgment to dismiss the petition, while the landlord cross-moved to amend the petition. The court found the landlord's predicate notice sufficiently detailed the alleged nuisance conduct. However, the tenant presented a sworn affirmation flatly denying the nuisance allegations, including throwing garbage from windows. The landlord failed to offer any rebuttal from an individual with personal knowledge or competent corroborating evidence. Consequently, the court granted the tenant's motion for summary judgment, dismissing the petition, and denied the landlord's cross-motion as moot.
Keywords
Nuisance holdover; Summary Judgment Granted and Petition Dismissed Because Landlord Failed to rebut Tenant’s Sworn Statements
Recommended Citation
"LENOX TWINS LLC v. WATSON" (2025). All Decisions. 1988.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/1988
