maintenance payments from her now ex-husband. Although she faced financial
challenges, Tenant has been generally able to pay the monthly rent of $875.80 at the
beginning of each month with her maintenance payments, SSI benefits and contributions
from her adult children.
However, on September 19, 2013, Landlord served upon Tenant a Notice of Default
alleging that she had violated a substantial obligation of her Lease by failing to pay the
rent in a timely manner, and causing the Landlord to commence eight separate legal
proceedings for the non-payment of rent against her at the Bronx Housing Court in recent
years, under Index numbers: 30971/2006, 058568/2007, 10454/2009, 068829/2009,
050360/2010, 002957/2012, 040876/2012 and 038220/2013, thereby requiring the
immediate termination of her tenancy effective October 10, 2013. When Tenant refused
to vacate, Landlord served upon her a Notice of Termination, dated October 11, 2013,
terminating her tenancy and affording her until October 31, 2013 to vacate the Premises,
or face an eviction proceeding. Tenant did not vacate on the [*2]aforementioned date.
As a result, by Notice of Petition and Petition dated November 4, 2013, Landlord
commenced the instant chronic rent delinquency holdover proceeding against Tenant to
recover possession of the premises, a judgment of rent arrears, and the payment of use
and occupancy during the pendency of the proceeding, alleging that she has chronically
failed to timely pay the rent and prompted the expiration of her Lease effective October
31, 2013. The Petition asserted that the Premises are subject to the Rent Stabilization
Laws of 1969 and the Rent Stabilization Code, and have been duly registered with the
New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal. On the first court