HARLEM RIVER PRESERVATION HTC LLC v. Floyd

The Housing Court dismissed a holdover proceeding against the tenant, Edith Floyd, upon finding that the tenant of record had died in June 2023. The court accepted a death certificate as evidence, concluding that there was no longer a controversy at the time of the decision as the respondent was deceased. Consequently, the Housing Court determined it lacked jurisdiction over a dead person, leading to the dismissal of the landlord's holdover action.