Landlord-Tenant—Tenant Entitled to View Video Surveillance Tapes in Non-Primary Residence Case, But Landlord Did Not Have to Allow Tenant to Review Tapes for 50 Hours at Landlord’s Attorney’s Office—Since the Tenant Sought to View All the Tapes, Landlord Must Make All Tapes Available, But Tenant Must Pay Cost

A landlord commenced a summary holdover proceeding, seeking to recover possession of a rent-stabilized apartment, on the grounds that the tenant “failed to maintain the apartment as her primary residence.” The tenant raised several defenses, including a “general denial, and retaliatory eviction.” The landlord moved to strike the tenant’s affirmative defenses and for leave to take discovery. A prior court granted the motion and permitted the landlord to conduct a deposition and serve a document production.

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