Case Type
Holdover-Lease Expiration
Housing Type
Market Rate
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Queens County (Queens)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-317700-23/QU
Slip Opinion Number
2026 NY Slip Op 32059(U)
Petitioner
QUEENS FRESH MEADOWS LLC
Respondent
MARTHA SUAREZ
Judge
Schiff, Logan J.
Decision/Order Date
2026-05-22
Posture
Other
Disposition
Judgment for Landlord
Winner
Landlord Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this expiration-of-lease holdover, after trial the court awards possession to the landlord. The landlord proved the apartment was properly deregulated before the 2019 HSTPA by introducing every lease since 2003, registration history, Rent Guidelines Board and MCI orders, and proof the first deregulated rent exceeded the $2,700 high-rent decontrol threshold in 2015. The court also upheld the landlord's individual apartment increase, supported by employee testimony and vendor receipts.
Keywords
Landlord Proved at Trial Apartment was Deregulated Due Under Pre-HSTPA High-Rent Decontrol Rules; Landlord's Proved Individual Apartment Increase
Recommended Citation
"Queens Fresh Meadows LLC v Suarez" (2026). All Decisions. 2246.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2246
