Case Type
Holdover-Lease Expiration
Housing Type
Market Rate
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
New York County (Manhattan)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-300997-25/NY
Petitioner
WAN YOU, INC.
Respondent
GEORGE SKELCHER
Judge
Guthrie, Clinton, J.
Decision/Order Date
2025-10-21
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Case Dismissed/discontinued
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
The court granted the tenant's summary judgment motion and dismissed the landlord's no-grounds holdover petition, which sought an exemption from the Good Cause Eviction Law (GCEL) as a "small landlord." The court found the landlord failed to meet RPAPL § 741[5-b] pleading requirements for specific ownership disclosure. The court also denied the landlord's cross-motion to amend the petition, ruling the proposed amendment lacked merit because it did not disclose ownership units within New York State, only New York City, and was supported by an attorney affirmation without a credible showing of the information's origin.
Keywords
GCEL; Small Landlord Exemption; Petition Dismissed for Failure to Meet Pleading Requirements Under RPAPL § 741[5-b] – Proposed Amended Petition Lacks Merit for Failure to Disclose Ownership Information Within York State not Merely New York City – Landlord Failed to Provide Affirmation Attesting to Ownership
Recommended Citation
"WAN YOU, INC. v. SKELCHER" (2025). All Decisions. 2010.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2010
