Case Type
Holdover-Licensee
Housing Type
Rent Controlled
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
New York County (Manhattan)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
L&T 76225/17
Slip Opinion Number
2025 NY Slip Op 34549(U)
Petitioner
515-517 WEST 171ST STREET LLC
Respondent
Leonardo Seguin
Judge
Guthrie, Clinton, J.
Decision/Order Date
2025-12-09
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Motion Granted for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
A landlord initiated a licensee holdover proceeding. The tenant, son of the former rent-controlled tenant, moved for summary judgment on his succession defense, claiming he primarily resided with his deceased father. The court granted the tenant's motion, finding sufficient evidence of co-residency for the statutory period, even considering the father's time in a nursing home before death. The landlord failed to raise material issues of fact, and the petition was dismissed, establishing the tenant's right to succeed to the rent-controlled tenancy.
Keywords
Succession; Date of Permanent Vacatur
Recommended Citation
"515-517 WEST 171ST STREET LLC v. Sequin" (2025). All Decisions. 2062.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2062
