OCASIO REALTY LLC v. Alimi

The landlord initiated a holdover proceeding due to the tenant's alleged failure to sign a rent-stabilized renewal lease. The court granted the tenant's motion, dismissing the petition after it was confirmed that the tenant of record was deceased. The Housing Court determined it lacked jurisdiction over a deceased person, thereby extinguishing the landlord's claims. Additionally, the court severed and dismissed the respondent-undertenant's succession claim without prejudice, finding no need to substitute a personal representative for the deceased tenant's estate since the lease had already expired.