Case Type
Holdover-Lease Expiration
Housing Type
Rent Stabilized
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Bronx County (Bronx)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-341633-24/BX
Slip Opinion Number
2025 NY Slip Op 51941(U)
Petitioner
Newstart Properties Inc
Respondent
Ramona Hill, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE
Judge
Lutwak, Diane E
Decision/Order Date
2025-12-09
Posture
Other
Disposition
Case Dismissed/discontinued
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this holdover proceeding, the landlord sought to evict the tenant for failing to sign a renewal lease for a Rent Stabilized apartment. After trial, the court dismissed the proceeding without prejudice, finding that the landlord's renewal lease offer was untimely under Rent Stabilization Code § 2523.5(a) because the previous lease expired in December 2021, but the offer was made in May 2024. Consequently, the landlord failed to comply with RSC § 2523.5(c)(1), which requires that untimely offers for renewal leases apply the rent guidelines rate in effect on the commencement date of the lease for which a timely offer should have been made, leading to lower rent increase rates that were not reflected in the landlord's offer.
Keywords
Failure to Renew Rent-Stabilized Lease; Petition Dismissed After Trial; Renewal Lease Untimely Under RSC § 2523.5(a) & Failed to Comply with RSC § 2523.5(c)(1)
Recommended Citation
"Newstart Props. Inc v Hill" (2025). All Decisions. 2111.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2111
