Case Type
Holdover-Breach of Lease
Housing Type
Rent Controlled
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
New York County (Manhattan)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-305703-25/NY
Slip Opinion Number
2026 NY Slip Op 26098
Petitioner
CENTURY APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES
Respondent
MIRANDA WINSTON, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE
Judge
Guthrie, Clinton J.
Decision/Order Date
2026-06-23
Posture
Other
Disposition
Other
Winner
Other
Synopsis
In this 'chronic rent delinquency' holdover in a rent-controlled apartment, the court denies the landlord's motion for summary judgment and denies the respondent's cross-motion seeking dismissal, finding that triable issues of fact exist. The court concludes that the term 'chronic' nonpayment is outdated, inappropriately pejorative, and should be discontinued. The court notes there is 'no magic number of prior nonpayment proceedings that is considered dispositive,' and finds salience in the substantial length of respondent's rent-controlled tenancy, which dates to the 1980s.
Keywords
Chronic Rent Delinquency is an Outmoded Term; No Magic Number of Prior Nonpayments Required to State a Cause of Action
Recommended Citation
"Century Apts Assoc. v. Winston" (2026). All Decisions. 2295.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2295
