3515 Eastchester Rd., LLC v. Soto, 2025 NY Slip Op 25209 (2025)

Citation: 3515 Eastchester Rd., LLC v. Soto, 2025 NY Slip Op 25209 (2025)
Parent Document: 3515 Eastchester Rd., LLC v. Soto, 2025 NY Slip Op 25209 (2025)
Jurisdiction: New York (state)
Effective Date: 2025-09-16
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10675509/3515-eastchester-rd-llc-v-soto/ ↗

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The GCEL prohibits landlords from recovering possession of covered housing accommodations except for good cause, RPL §§ 215, 216, and lists ten grounds constituting good case for eviction, summarized as follows: (a) tenant's failure to pay rent due and owing; (b) tenant's violation of a substantial obligation of the tenancy or breach of the landlord's rules and regulations, and failure to cure within ten days after written notice; (c) tenant' creation of a [*3]nuisance; (d) tenant's occupancy is in violation of law for which the landlord is subject to civil or criminal penalties; (e) tenant's use of the premises for an illegal purpose; (f) tenant's unreasonable refusal to provide access to the landlord; (g) landlord seeking to recover possession for their own or specified family members' personal use; (h) landlord seeking to demolish the premises; (i) landlord seeking to remove the premises from the rental market; (j) tenant's failure to agree to reasonable changes to a lease at renewal, including reasonable rent increases as defined in the statute. RPL § 216(1)(a). The GCEL exempts certain types of housing accommodations from its coverage, including premises owned by a "small landlord", RPL § 214(1), as defined in RPL § 211(3)(a).

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