Opinion
2021-50763
07-30-2021
Prospect Park Management, LLC, Respondent, v. Latonya Williams, Appellant, et al., Undertenants.
The Legal Aid Society (Stephen Myers of counsel), for appellant. Slochowsky & Slochowsky, LLP (Lauren Lewis and Michelle Slochowsky of counsel), for respondent.
Unpublished Opinion
The Legal Aid Society (Stephen Myers of counsel), for appellant.
Slochowsky & Slochowsky, LLP (Lauren Lewis and Michelle Slochowsky of counsel), for respondent.
PRESENT: THOMAS P. ALIOTTA, P.J., MICHELLE WESTON, WAVNY TOUSSAINT, JJ
Appeal from an amended decision of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County (Cheryl J. Gonzales, J.), dated October 9, 2018, deemed from a final judgment of that court entered September 28, 2018 (see CPLR 5512 [a]). The final judgment, upon the amended decision, after a nonjury trial, awarded landlord possession in a licensee summary proceeding.
ORDERED that final judgment is affirmed, without costs.
Landlord commenced this licensee proceeding (see RPAPL 713 [7]) in 2014 against Latonya Williams (occupant) seeking possession of a rent-stabilized apartment after the tenant of record, Willette Johnson, died in April 2013. Occupant alleged that she was entitled to succession because she was tenant's granddaughter and had lived in the apartment with tenant in the two years prior to tenant's death. Occupant appeals from a final judgment which, pursuant to an amended decision, after a nonjury trial, awarded landlord possession.
Upon a review of the record, we find no basis to disturb the Civil Court's determination that occupant did not meet her affirmative obligation to establish that the apartment was her primary residence during the two years prior to the tenant's death (see Rent Stabilization Code §§ 2520.6 [o]; 2523.5 [b] [1]; Gottlieb v Licursi, 191 A.D.2d 256 [1993]; 53 W. 144th LLC v Veras, 65 Misc 3d 142 [A], 2019 NY Slip Op 51718[U] [App Term, 1st Dept 2019]; Knoll v Cruz, 51 Misc 3d 146 [A], 2016 NY Slip Op 50743[U] [App Term, 2d Dept, 2d, 11th & 13th Jud Dists 2016]). We reach no other issue.
Accordingly, the final judgment is affirmed.
ALIOTTA, P.J., WESTON and TOUSSAINT, JJ., concur.