Opinion
02-28-2017
Rachel TANTARO, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND, INC., et al., Defendants–Respondents.
Sokolski & Zekaria, P.C., New York (Murray Shactman of counsel), for appellant. Kellner Herlihy Getty & Friedman, LLP, New York (Jeanne Williams of counsel), for Common Ground Community Housing Development Fund Inc., respondent. Shafer Glazer, LLP, New York (Mika Mooney of counsel), for Alliedbarton Security Services LLC, respondent.
Sokolski & Zekaria, P.C., New York (Murray Shactman of counsel), for appellant.
Kellner Herlihy Getty & Friedman, LLP, New York (Jeanne Williams of counsel), for Common Ground Community Housing Development Fund Inc., respondent.
Shafer Glazer, LLP, New York (Mika Mooney of counsel), for Alliedbarton Security Services LLC, respondent.
RENWICK, J.P., MAZZARELLI, MOSKOWITZ, KAPNICK, WEBBER, JJ.
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Arthur F. Engoron, J.), entered July 27, 2015, which, upon reargument, adhered to the prior determination, which granted defendants' motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against them, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
As a visitor to premises leased by the tenant, plaintiff was a mere licensee and was not protected from eviction without legal process under RPAPL 853 or any of the statutes upon which she relies (see P & A Bros. v. City of N.Y. Dept. of Parks & Recreation, 184 A.D.2d 267, 585 N.Y.S.2d 335 [1st Dept.1992] ; Paulino v. Wright, 210 A.D.2d 171, 620 N.Y.S.2d 363 [1st Dept.1994], lv. dismissed 87 N.Y.2d 918, 641 N.Y.S.2d 599, 664 N.E.2d 510 [1996] ). Suarez v. Axelrod Fingerhut & Dennis , 142 A.D.3d 819, 820, 40 N.Y.S.3d 21 (1st Dept.2016), upon which plaintiff relies, is distinguishable, since the "known occupants" who were afforded protection from eviction in that case were listed in the tenant's required filings as household members; plaintiff, who was required to sign in on the visitor's log each time she sought access to the tenant's apartment, was not listed as a member of the tenant's household.
We have considered plaintiff's other contentions and find them unavailing.