http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/nyregion/widows-bankruptcy-case-poses-risk-to-millions-with-rent-stabilized-leases.html?hp

This is interesting.  I know nothing about rental laws in NY, but it appears that rent stabilized apartments can be passed on in a generational fashion.  The  bankruptcy trustee is treating her lease as an asset & wants to sell her rights (the landlord is ready & willing to buy - no surprise), which would bring the rent stabilization on this particular apartment to an end.