Lepar Realty Corp. v. Griffin

OPINION OF THE COURT

Final judgment dated July 3, 1990 (Kramer, J.) reversed, *580with $30 costs, and final judgment of possession awarded in favor of respondent Larry Rhodes.

In this holdover proceeding, landlord seeks eviction of respondent Deborah Griffin (the departed rent-stabilized tenant) and appellant, Larry Rhodes. Rhodes lived together with Griffin, beginning in late 1982/early 1983. Griffin permanently vacated the premises in September 1988, prior to the January 1989 expiration of her last renewal lease. Griffin herself had been a rent-stabilized tenant of the apartment since 1979.

Landlor…