Case Type
Holdover-Lease Expiration
Housing Type
Rent Stabilized
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Queens County (Queens)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-300417-20/QU
Slip Opinion Number
2026 NY Slip Op 31722(U)
Petitioner
14-16 30TH RD. LLC
Respondent
WALID HASSAN
Judge
Schiff, Logan J.
Decision/Order Date
2026-02-09
Posture
Other
Disposition
Case Dismissed/discontinued
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this failure-to-renew holdover after trial, the court dismisses the petition. The landlord failed to prove it attached the required DHCR rider to the lease renewal offer as required by RSC § 2522.5(c)(1). The court credited the tenant's testimony that he received only a one-page renewal without the rider, bolstered by subpoenaed DHCR records showing the landlord's practice of omitting riders, and took judicial notice that a single first-class stamp covers only up to one ounce — insufficient to cover the weight of two copies of a renewal with the seven-page rider attached.
Keywords
Failure To Renew Rent Stabilized Lease; Holdover After Trial; DHCR Rider Not Attached To Lease Renewal Offer; RSC § 2522.5(c)(1); RPAPL § 711(1); Judicial Notice Of First-Class Postage Weight Limit; Landlord's Credibility Undermined At Trial
Recommended Citation
"14-16 30th Rd. LLC v Hassan" (2026). All Decisions. 2251.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2251
