Landlord-Tenant—Licensee Holdover Proceeding—Court Rejects Incarcerated Person's Claim for Succession Rights to Rent-Controlled Apartment—Claimant Incarcerated Since 1991 for Murder and Not Eligible for Parole Until 2041—Dispute Did Not Involve a "Temporary Protected Absence From The Apartment"—Elder Parole Bill Proposed But Not Enacted—Discrimination—Constitutional Claims Dismissed—Legislative Goals Not Served by Permitting Apartment To Remain Vacant While Tenant Serves Lengthy Indeterminate Sentence

A landlord commenced a licensee holdover proceeding against the estate of a former tenant of record (tenant). The tenant had died on or about Jan. 25, 2022. The landlord also sued the estate administrator and an unrelated occupant (occupant) of the apartment (apartment). The occupant had vacated the apartment and her counsel stated that the occupant "has absolutely no interest in the apartment whatsoever."

However, "A," the tenant's son "who is incarcerated," appeared by correspondence to the court and by telephone. "A" has been incarcerated since 1991.