Case Type
Holdover-Lease Expiration
Housing Type
Other
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Kings County (Brooklyn)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-050900-23/KI
Slip Opinion Number
2025 NY Slip Op 34949(U)
Petitioner
Obadeyi Osibodu; Ann Osibodu
Respondent
Olatunde Fehintola
Judge
Howard, Juliet P.
Decision/Order Date
2025-12-10
Posture
Pre-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Motion Granted for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this holdover-lease expiration proceeding, the tenant moved to reargue and renew a prior denied motion to dismiss, citing new facts. The tenant argued that the landlord's subsequent filing of a new holdover proceeding for the same unit, but with a contradictory description of the premises (basement unit vs. first floor unit), constituted an admission of the original petition's inadequacy. The court granted the tenant's motion, finding the new description contradicted the landlord's earlier representations and rendered the original premises description deficient under RPAPL § 741(3) for a marshal to execute a warrant with certainty. The proceeding was dismissed without prejudice.
Keywords
Misdescription Of The Premises; RPAPL 741(3); Marshal Must Be Able To Identify Premises Properly And With Certainty; Motion To Reargue; CPLR 2221(d); Motion To Renew; CPLR 2221(e)
Recommended Citation
"Osibodu v. Fehintola" (2025). All Decisions. 2070.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2070
