301 East 69th Street Corp. v. Vasser

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ferdinand M. Pellegrino, J.

This proceeding was commenced to recover possession of respondent’s apartment upon the ground of an unauthorized occupancy.

The respondent alleges that the occupant is a member of the tenant’s immediate family, and secondly, waiver.

The petitioner produced Christoper Rienzo, who testified substantially: that he works for the managing agent; that he maintains lease files; that he does not see rent payments because they are mailed to a lockbox; that only if there is a problem does the rent payment go to his desk; that the agency manages some 25,000…