Landlord-Tenant—Rent Stabilization—Succession—Respondent Was Non-Traditional Family Member Even Though He Was Still Married to His Wife Who Resided Elsewhere—Wife Would Not Sign Divorce Papers—Not Unusual That an Older Couple Might Keep Their Finances Separate

The petitioner commenced  a summary holdover proceeding against the respondent, “on the grounds that he was the licensee of the deceased” tenant of record (tenant). The lease stated that “the household composition” was to be only the tenant. “No one else was listed as a family member or occupant of the apartment.” The tenant died on April 18, 2015.