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HOW TO BECOME A PROTECTED LOFT TENANT

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ALJ recommends that Loft Board grant tenant protected occupant status.

ALJ Richard found that a loft tenant established protected occupancy under the new Loft Law amendments, despite the fact that she, having taken a job in Michigan, lived in the loft unit only intermittently during the window period. The ALJ considered that (1) the tenant had lived in her loft unit for many years prior to the new window period, and (2) nonetheless maintained her residency of the unit during the window period by keeping her personal belongings in the loft and returning home when she could.

Matter of Pels (in PDF), OATH Index No. 2481/11, (June 15, 2012).

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