Case Type
Holdover-Licensee
Housing Type
Project Based Section 8
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Queens County (Queens)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
0202025
Petitioner
Grenpoint Preservation L.P.
Respondent
Tony Bennett, John Doe, Jane Doe
Judge
Thermos, Kimon C.
Decision/Order Date
2025-10-20
Posture
Other
Disposition
Judgment for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
Handwritten opinion. This licensee holdover proceeding in a Project Based Section 8 building concluded with a stipulated settlement. The trial judge so-ordered the facts and determined the tenant, the deceased tenant's biological son, was eligible for succession. This was despite the tenant never being listed on the household composition, based on evidence of two years co-residency and a thwarted attempt by the landlord to add him. The court, relying on *Marine Terrace Associates v. Kesoglides*, found that an attempt by the landlord to add the successor, if rebuffed, along with familial relationship and co-residency, suffices for succession in the 2nd Department.
Keywords
HUD Project Based Rental Assistance; Absence from Household Comp not Fatal to Succession Claim
Recommended Citation
"Grenpoint Preservation L.P. v. Bennett" (2025). All Decisions. 2030.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2030
