The record establishes that landlord offered tenant a rent-stabilized renewal lease on June 1, 2010 to commence September 16, 2010 and that, on June 10, 2010, tenant returned the renewal offer, having checked off the box indicating that tenant would not be renewing the lease and that she intended to vacate the apartment. Some time thereafter, tenant notified landlord that she had changed her mind and wanted to remain in the apartment, but landlord did not agree to allow tenant to renew the lease and so informed tenant by letter dated September 1, 2010. Landlord had previously commenced a nonpayment proceeding against tenant by petition dated July 26, 2010. On September 7, 2010, the parties executed a so-ordered stipulation in the nonpayment proceeding, in which it was agreed, among other things, that the petition was amended to include all rent due through September 30, 2010; that landlord would have judgment for the arrears; that tenant would make scheduled payments; that if tenant vacated the apartment by October 8, 2010, landlord would waive the arrears; and that the stipulation was without prejudice to landlord’s right to maintain a holdover proceeding. By order dated March 21, 2011, the Civil Court stayed execution of the nonpayment warrant until March 31, 2011 for tenant to make payment, which payment was apparently made. The record also reveals that landlord continued to accept bimonthly Department of Social Services (DSS) checks on tenant’s behalf in April 2011, prior to commencing this holdover proceeding in May 2011, following service of a 15-day notice purporting to terminate the tenancy as of April 30, 2011. Landlord moved for summary judgment in this proceeding, arguing that the lease had expired and had not been renewed. Tenant cross-moved to dismiss the petition, arguing that, in view of landlord’s collection of rents subsequent to the lease expiration, landlord could not now claim that there was no landlord-tenant relationship after September 15, 2010, and that equity should intervene to protect tenant against a forfeiture of *14her long-term rent-stabilized tenancy. Tenant’s counsel also advised the court that tenant was an adult incapable of defending her own rights and asked for the appointment of a guardian ad litem (GAL). The Civil Court denied the request for a GAL, held that the lease had properly been terminated but that tenant should be granted equitable relief, denied landlord’s motion for summary judgment, granted tenant’s cross motion to dismiss the petition, and directed landlord to re-serve the renewal offer and tenant to sign the renewal offer within 10 days of its receipt.