Landlord-Tenant—Court Stays Illegal Use Holdover Proceeding Pending Completion of Criminal Action— RPL §231—RPAPL §§711 and 715
A landlord commenced an illegal holdover proceeding pursuant to Real Property Law §231 and Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law §§711 and 715, seeking to recover possession of the subject apartment. The apartment had been occupied by the tenant of record (tenant) and her son. The apartment is located in a “project-based Section 8 building governed by the rules and regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).”
