March 17, 2011

Landlord-Tenant Law.

Practice point: There is no right to succeed to an apartment, absent a showing that the unit was petitioner's primary residence for the required time period.

Students should note that, although petitioner offered evidence that he lived in the apartment, he did not offer evidence in proper form, such as a notice of change or income affidavits,
establishing that he lived there for two years prior to the tenant of record's death.

The case is Matter of Cognata v. New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, NY Slip Op 01709 (1st Dept. 2011).


Tomorrow's issue is preclusion orders.