Case Type
Non-payment
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
L&T 314126/25
Petitioner
STB OWNERS LLC
Respondent
SHEENA ROWE, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE
Judge
Miller, Kisha L.
Decision/Order Date
2026-03-24
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Case Dismissed/discontinued
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this nonpayment proceeding, the tenant moved to dismiss for the landlord's failure to serve a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) notice. The landlord contended a VAWA notice served in a prior, discontinued proceeding should apply. The court rejected this, holding that VAWA requires strict compliance and a new notice with "any notification of eviction." A discontinued case is annulled as if it never commenced, thus a prior notice cannot 'survive'. Finding the lack of a current VAWA notice a fatal defect in the predicate notice, the court granted the tenant's motion and dismissed the proceeding without prejudice.
Keywords
VAWA; Proceeding Dismissed For Failure To Serve VAWA Notices; VAWA Notices Required To Be Served With Any Notification Of Eviction
Recommended Citation
"STB OWNERS LLC v. Rowe" (2026). All Decisions. 2157.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2157
