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Owner Occupancy Holdovers

A very common tactic if for the landlord to seek an eviction of a Rent Stabilized tenant in New York based on an allegation that the landlord intends [...]

If a Nonprimary Residence Holdover Proceeding Is Dismissed, Can the Landlord Bring a New One?

Before a landlord can begin a nonprimary residence holdover in New York Housing Court, he must serve what’s known as a Golub notice — a notice of nonrenewal [...]

Sufficiency of the Golub Notice in a Nonprimary Residence Case

It has often been said that a Golub Notice – that is, a notice of intention not to renew a rent-stabilized lease – must recite the facts necessary [...]

Primary Residence

Frequently, the landlord of a rent-stabilized or rent-controlled apartment will start a lawsuit in housing court, claiming that the tenant does not live in her apartment as her “primary [...]

Should I pay rent during my Housing Court case?

After tenants receive legal papers, they are often confused when the landlord refuses to accept any rent afterwards. It is perfectly natural for landlords to refuse rent once the [...]

What Is Discovery?

In a holdover proceeding, the landlord’s attorney often makes a motion for discovery. Discovery refers to documents and testimony that an attorney wants to get from an opponent before [...]

Do I Have A Right to A Jury?

What is the single most important thing you can do to help your housing court case? It is to file a jury demand and pay the jury fee to [...]

Illusory Tenancy

An illusory tenancy occurs when the lease tenant of a rent stabilized apartment does not actually live in the apartment, but has placed another tenant/subtenant there in order to [...]

Illegal Subletting

A tenant is properly subletting when she leaves her apartment to someone else for a temporary period of time not exceeding more than two years. Rent stabilized tenants generally [...]

 

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