What is the law concerning succession rights to rent-regulated apartments?
A family member defined as the tenant’s husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law or father-in-law, or any other person who resides with the tenant who can prove EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL COMMITMENT AND INTERDEPENDENCE between such person. If the family member co-resides with the tenant for the minimum statutory time (see below), such individual shall succeed to the rights of the tenant where the tenant has permanently vacated the premises. The apartment may be transferred from family member to family member as long as the minimum co-primary residence occupancy requirements are satisfied. Upon the first such transfer, the landlord is not entitled to any additional rents. Upon succeeding transfers, the landlord will be entitled to collect the allowance then in effect for vacancy leases. STATUTORY TIME: CO-OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS a
