If you die in an upstate NY Senior Living Apartment, you breached your lease?

So says Upstate New York landlord Richard Schermerhorn. As an attorney, I am experienced in explaining to clients the difference between right, wrong and legal. But this is outrageous:

https://poststar.com/news/local/families-schermerhorn-routinely-charges-tenants-who-die/article_5faf95d0-fc82-5c6f-934e-c637a9a0983c.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR26Y9cpprE-cJGNWEdhDSfbqwzF6FrKj5o0nOMAccRn067aRJET1bD-gpA