St. Marks Assets, Inc. v. Herzog

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order and final judgment entered April 26, 2002 affirmed, with $25 costs.

*113The duly credited trial evidence supports Civil Court’s determination that respondent is entitled to succeed to the rent-controlled tenancy of the departed tenant as a nontraditional family member (New York City Rent and Eviction Regulations [9 NYCRR] § 2204.6 [d] [3]). In this regard, the record shows that the parties enjoyed a family-type relationship dating back to 1979, and that they held themselves out as a couple, vacationing together and visiting their respective families. The tenant…