Landlord-Tenant—Rent Control—Succession Claim Rejected—Alleged Nontraditional Family Member—Respondent Failed to Establish That “Emotional and Financial Commitment and Interdependence Existed”—a Non-Traditional Familial Relationship May Exist Without “Intermingled Finances”—Evidence Described a “Loving Friend,” But Not a Non-Traditional Family Member
A LANDLORD COMMENCED a holdover proceeding, seeking possession of a rent-controlled, cooperative apartment from the respondent, on the grounds that the respondent’s “license to occupy the premises expired upon the death of the tenant of record….” The landlord moved for summary judgment.
