Legal Opinion
James v. Been
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 3, 2017Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Katherine A. Levine, J.
Petitioner Adam James seeks an order vacating the August 23, 2016 determination of the respondent New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), rendered by Vicki Been, as Commissioner of HPD, that petitioner did not have succession rights to apartment 3C, 21 St. James Place, Brooklyn (subject apartment). Specifically, HPD ruled that petitioner did not sustain his burden of establishing through documentary evidence that he co-resided in the subject apartment with his grandmother Laura James, the record shareholder and lessee,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Parkview Associates v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Gilman v. New York State Division of Housing & Community RenewalNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- In the Matter of Schorr v. New York City Department of Housing Preservation and DevelopmentNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
- Murphy v. New York State Division of Housing & Community RenewalNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
- Hochhauser v. City of New York Department of Housing Preservation & DevelopmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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