Case Type
Holdover-Lease Expiration
Housing Type
Disputed
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
New York County (Manhattan)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-309889-25/NY
Petitioner
West 147th Street Equities, LLC
Respondent
Greysy Castillo, Gertrudis Martinez, John Doe, Jane Doe
Judge
Ofshtein, Eleanora
Decision/Order Date
2026-08-10
Posture
Post-Answer Motion by Landlord
Disposition
Motion Granted for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this holdover proceeding premised on non-renewal of Respondent's deregulated tenancy for repeated non-payment under the Good Cause Eviction Law, Respondent moved to consolidate with a related nonpayment proceeding and to conduct discovery on the apartment's rent regulatory status. The court granted discovery but denied consolidation, finding the apartments involved different regulatory statuses and that a DHCR rent history showing a large unexplained rent increase warranted discovery into potential improper deregulation.
Keywords
Discovery Granted on Rent Regulatory Status of Apartment; DHCR Rent History Indicates Apartment May Have Been Improperly Deregulated; Landlord Claims Apartment is Subject to GCEL; Motion to Consolidate Proceeding with Pending Nonpayment Denied Despite Risk of Inconsistent Judgments
Recommended Citation
"West 147th Street Equities, LLC v. Castillo" (2026). All Decisions. 2395.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2395
