Berwick Land Corp. v. Mucelli

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order and judgment dated May 29, 1995 reversed, with $30 *785costs, and final judgment of possession granted in favor of landlord on the holdover petition.

The largely undisputed trial evidence establishes that respondent became the tenant of record of the rent-stabilized premises on East 66th Street in 1971, and permanently vacated in 1974. He failed to advise landlord that he was no longer residing at the premises and continued to execute renewal leases as the record tenant over the next 20 years. During this period, respondent primarily resided at various Manhattan locations…