Case Type

Holdover-Owner’s Use

Housing Type

Market Rate

Court

Civil Court of the City of New York

County

Kings County (Brooklyn)

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

320591/24

Slip Opinion Number

2025 NY Slip Op 25222

Petitioner

Joseph Oved

Respondent

Salim Hasbani; MAYA HASBANI; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE

Judge

Poley; Julie

Decision/Order Date

2025-09-19

Posture

Pre-answer Motion by Tenant

Disposition

Case Dismissed/discontinued

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

In this holdover proceeding; the landlord sought possession of an unregulated unit under the Good Cause Eviction Law (GCEL); claiming the family-use exception. The tenant moved to dismiss for failure to state facts. The Civil Court of the City of New York granted the tenant's motion; dismissing the petition without prejudice. The court held that the landlord's petition; which only recited statutory language without identifying the specific family member or alleging unavailability of alternative housing; failed to satisfy RPAPL § 741(4)'s requirement to state material facts; thus depriving the tenant of adequate notice to frame a defense.

Keywords

GCEL; Family-Use Exemption; RPL § 216(1)(g); Failure to State the Facts; RPAPL 741(4)

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