Case Type
Non-payment
Housing Type
Other
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Bronx County (Bronx)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-305764-24/BX
Petitioner
ELLIOT PLACE ESATES LLC
Respondent
ADA WILLIAMS
Judge
Lach, Krzysztof
Decision/Order Date
2026-04-29
Posture
Pre-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Case Dismissed/discontinued
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
The court sustained the tenant's traverse, dismissing the landlord's nonpayment/holdover proceeding without prejudice due to improper service of process. At the traverse hearing, the landlord's process server failed to provide mandated GPS records, and landlord's counsel refused to introduce them. The court found this omission, coupled with the process server's problematic history and a prior consent order requiring such data, fatally undermined his credibility. The landlord failed to establish proper service by a preponderance of the evidence, precluding the court from obtaining personal jurisdiction over the tenant.
Keywords
Personal Jurisdiction; Proceeding Dismissed After Traverse Hearing; 6 RCNY § 2-233b[a][1][I] – Failure To Submit GPS Records Not Always Fatal
Recommended Citation
"Elliot Place Estates LLC v. Williams" (2026). All Decisions. 2187.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2187
