Case Type

Holdover-Lease Expiration

Housing Type

Not Stated

Court

Civil Court of the City of New York

County

Queens County (Queens)

L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number

LT-318256-25/QU

Slip Opinion Number

2026 NY Slip Op 32128(U)

Petitioner

Chun Ying Zhang

Respondent

Liya Wang

Judge

Guthrie, Clinton J.

Decision/Order Date

2026-06-04

Posture

Post-Judgment Motion by Landlord

Disposition

Motion Denied for Landlord

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

In this GCEL no-grounds nonrenewal holdover, the court granted reargue but adhered to its prior order dismissing the petition. The landlord, claiming the small landlord exemption, had failed to provide direct and beneficial ownership information required by RPAPL § 741(5-b). The court found the motion to reargue was effectively a motion to amend an already-dismissed petition and therefore failed to satisfy CPLR 2221, which requires showing that the court misapprehended the facts or law.

Keywords

GCEL; Small Landlord Exemption; Motion to Reargue Denied Because it was Effectively a Motion to Amend the Petition After Dismissal for Failure to Provide Direct & Beneficial Ownership Information Required by RPAPL § 741(5-b) and Therefore Insufficient Under CPLR 2221 to Demonstrate that the Court had Misapprehended Either the Facts or Law in Deciding Underlying Motion

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