Case Type

Holdover-Lease Expiration

Housing Type

Not Stated

Court

Civil Court of the City of New York

County

Kings County (Brooklyn)

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

LT-003148-25/KI

Slip Opinion Number

2026 NY Slip Op 32152(U)

Petitioner

Joyce Simha Sternberger

Respondent

Frances Tesoriero, Chris Trotta

Judge

Slutzky, Elyssa O.

Decision/Order Date

2026-07-27

Posture

Post-Trial Motion by Landlord

Disposition

Case Dismissed/discontinued

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

In this holdover proceeding, Petitioner served Respondents with a 90-Day Notice of Termination. Respondents moved to dismiss on multiple grounds under CPLR § 3211. The court granted the motion to dismiss, finding, among other things, that the predicate notice was defective and could not be amended. The court noted that Petitioner's intermingling of funds negated her claim that rental payments were not negotiated.

Keywords

Cannot Amend Notice of Termination; Vitiation of Notice of Termination; Intermingling of Funds Negates Claim that Rental Payments were not Negotiated

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