Riverton Associates v. Knibb

OPINION OF THE COURT

Final judgment, entered January 21, 2004, reversed, without costs, and final judgment of possession is granted in favor of respondent Knibb dismissing the petition.

The evidence plainly demonstrated, and the trial court expressly found, that respondent Knibb moved into the apartment premises to care for her infirm grandmother (the record tenant) in 1991 and continuously resided there as a primary resident until her grandmother’s death in December 1999, thus establishing respondent’s right to succeed to the rent-stabilized tenancy (see Rent Stabilization Code [9 NYCRR] §…