315 E 72 St. Owners, Inc. v. Siegel

In 315 E 72 St. Owners, Inc. v. Siegel (22 Misc.3d 10,) a grandson moved into his grandmother's apartment just before starting college. He was away from the apartment for most of the time he was in college and did not resume full time occupancy until after his grandmother died. In Siegel, the Appellate Division held that the grandson's occupancy was occasional and incidental during the relevant time period, and the initial connection to his grandmother's apartment was "too fleeting and ephemeral" to constitute the type of residency intended to be afforded protection during periods of temporary relocation.