Liadi v Kaba (2023 NY Slip Op 50187(U))
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Liadi v Kaba
2023 NY Slip Op 50187(U) [78 Misc 3d 1209(A)]
Decided on March 13, 2023
Civil Court Of The City Of New York, Queens County
Sanchez, J.
Published by New York State Law Reporting
Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and will not be
published in the printed Official Reports.
Decided on March 13, 2023
Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County
Hakeen Liadi,
Jr., Petitioner,
against
Louise Kaba, OLAIDE ABIODUM AJISAFE,
JOHN DOES 1-2 and JANE DOES 1-2, Respondents.
Index No. LT-050197-22/QU
For Petitioners: pro-se
For Respondents: pro-se
Enedina Pilar Sanchez, J.
This is a summary holdover proceeding. Petitioner seeks to recover possession of the
premises described as 116-33 Sutphin Boulevard, Apartment 2F, Jamaica, New York
11434. This is a building with two apartments above a store front.
Procedural History
This case was filed in
late June 2022 and assigned to the Small Property Part on August 25, 2022. The case was
transferred to Part X to be assigned to a Trial Part.
During the pre-trial conference, the parties were not able to resolve this matter. The
case proceeded to trial on March 10, 2023.
Petitioner Hakeen Liadi, Jr. and respondent Louise Kaba are pro-se litigants. Both
parties were sworn in, testified and presented their respective testimony and
documents.
After examination of the all the evidence presented by the parties, it is undisputed
that on or about November 10, 2021, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
(OTDA) issued rental payments to the petitioner. The ERAP rental application is
identified as No. 4UHEH and the payments totaled $13,600.00. Petitioner accepted the