Section 2524.4(c) of the Rent Stabilization Code (9 NYCRR) allows a landlord to refuse to renew a stabilized tenant's lease if the tenant does not occupy the premises as his or her primary residence. The courts have interpreted "primary residence" to mean an "ongoing, substantial, physical nexus with the controlled premises for actual living purposes" (Berwick Land Corp. v Mucelli,
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