I'm a subtenant in a rent stabilised unit where the leaseholder has not lived for at least 5 years, I pay the rent to the LL directly and have little communication with the leaseholder. The LL sent a notice that they will not be offering a lease renewal due to a succession of illegal subtenants and the leaseholder doesn't maintain the apartment as a primary residence.
I haven't seen the leaseholder for almost a year and late the other night he tried to gain access to the apartment with no notice and without my consent. He has keys to front door but not the building, the apartment door was locked from the inside and he couldn't get in so he called the police and had them break the door down, he told them he lived there so they left immediately after(despite the fact that we had also called them worried someone was trying to break into the apartment).
My question is: Being that there is more than enough proof that he doesn't live there or pay the rent, is it legal for him to access the apartment whenever he chooses and not give the current tenants any notice?