Case Type
Holdover-Non-primary Residence
Housing Type
Rent Stabilized
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
New York County (Manhattan)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
L&T 317188/24
Slip Opinion Number
2026 NY Slip Op 30085(U)
Petitioner
STAHL ASSOCIATES LLC
Respondent
LISA CATALDO, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE
Judge
Guthrie, Clinton, J
Decision/Order Date
2026-01-23
Posture
Other
Disposition
Other
Winner
Other
Synopsis
In this non-primary residence holdover proceeding, the court granted the landlord's motion for discovery concerning the tenant's residency, but limited the scope of document production to the most recent lease term. Concurrently, the court partially granted the tenant's cross-motion for discovery related to her defense of excusable absence due to uninhabitable apartment conditions, citing ample need based on mold reports and HPD violations. However, the tenant's request for discovery regarding illegal subletting was denied. The case was marked off-calendar pending completion of the ordered, albeit limited, discovery from both parties.
Keywords
Discovery Granted to Landlord in Nonprimary Residency Holdover; Tenant’s Cross-Motion for Discovery Also Granted Based on Tenant’s Defense that Landlord Failed to Maintain Apartment in Habitable Condition
Recommended Citation
"Stahl Associates LLC v. Cataldo" (2026). All Decisions. 2103.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2103
