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-308905-24/QU
Slip Opinion Number
2025 NY Slip Op 52252(U)
Petitioner
Sylvester Okonkwo, Valerie Okonkwo
Respondent
Michael Galbreath, John Doe, Jane Doe
Judge
Sanchez, Enedina P.
Decision/Order Date
2025-04-03
Posture
Pre-Answer Motion by Landlord
Disposition
Case Dismissed/discontinued
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this expired license holdover proceeding, Respondent moved to dismiss on the ground that the subject SRO building is subject to the Good Cause Eviction Law and Petitioner had not alleged cause to evict. The court dismissed the petition because Petitioner, though claiming the small landlord exemption under RPL § 231-c, failed to plead in the petition or predicate notice the ownership disclosure required by RPAPL § 741(5-a) and (5-b).
Keywords
GCEL; Small Landlord Exemption; Petition Dismissed Because Failed to Disclose His Ownership Interests in Other Residential Property in Either the Predicate Notice or In the Petition, as Required by RPAPL § 741(5-a) & (5-b)
Recommended Citation
"Okonkwo v. Galbreath" (2025). All Decisions. 2397.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2397
