any notice of evictions during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Marshal further
testified that if a notice of eviction is prepared, his office would not have posted on the door the
"Marshal's Legal Possession." He explained that the notice stating, "Marshal's Legal
Possession," is given to the landlord at the time that the Marshal executes on the warrant of
eviction.
The Marshal testified that the notice of eviction with the "Marshal's Legal
Possession" shows a different font for the apartment number; that there is no year after the
index number; that there are Chinese characters at the bottom of the notice of eviction, that his
office does not use or add Chinese characters; that there is no actual named respondent, except
for "John Doe, Jane Doe;" that it does not have a date of execution.
Marshal Guida testified that he believes someone "took a prior notice of [legal]
possession given to the landlord and now altered [it] to show Apartment 2F." The Marshal
concluded that it is fair to say that a tenant would never given the "notice of legal possession." It
is a notice that is only given to the landlord.
On cross-examination the Marshal confirmed that, yes, it is possible to deliver the the notice
of legal possession to an authorized agent of the landlord. The Marshal could not recall the last
time that a notice of legal possession was prepared for this respondent.
Petitioner called her spouse, who is still listed on the apartment lease with petitioner. Mr.
Ethan Pang was sworn in. Mr. Pang testified that he has not resided in the apartment since 2019.
He remembered that he signed the initial lease at an accounting firm but does not remember the
name of the firm. Mr. Pang testified to a series of late-night calls and videos sent to his mobile