Case Type
Non-payment
Housing Type
Market Rate
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Bronx County (Bronx)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-327349-25/BX
Petitioner
BSP GIGI LLC
Respondent
REVESE DIXON, John Doe, Jane Doe
Judge
Rumprecht-Behrens, Agata E.
Decision/Order Date
2026-01-14
Posture
Pre-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Case Dismissed/discontinued
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this nonpayment proceeding, the tenant moved to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action, arguing the landlord's 14-day rent demand was defective. The court found that because the property's mortgage, originally private, was assigned to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) in 2019, it became a "covered unit" under the CARES Act. Consequently, the landlord was required to serve a 30-day notice, not a 14-day notice. As the predicate notice was defective and cannot be amended, the tenant's motion was granted, and the proceeding was dismissed without prejudice.
Keywords
CARES Act; Nonpayment Dismissed; Private Mortgage/Loan Assigned to Fannie Mae Brings Building Within CARES Act; Landlord Was Required to Serve 30-day Rent Demand Under CARES Act
Recommended Citation
"BSP GIGI LLC v. Dixon" (2026). All Decisions. 2068.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2068
