Branic International Realty Corp. v. Pitt

OPINION OF THE COURT

Clark, J.

In this appeal, the primary question is whether respondent Phillip Pitt was a “permanent tenant” as defined in Rent Stabilization Code (9 NYCRR) § 2520.6 (j). We find that the record amply demonstrates that respondent “continuously resided” in a room within petitioner Branic International Realty Corp.’s (Branic) hotel for more than six months. Accordingly, respondent-appellant was a “permanent tenant,” as defined by Rent Stabilization Code § 2520.6 (j).

Branic is the owner of a single room occupancy (SRO) rent-stabilized hotel located at 216 West 103rd Street, New…