Legal Opinion
Vesey Realty Co. v. Doherty
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided July 20, 1983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lewis R. Friedman, J.
Petitioner in this holdover proceeding presents a novel argument: does the tenant’s commission of a crime against the landlord authorize termination of his lease without the service of the notice to cure which is otherwise required by the lease.
The credible proof at the trial of this case established that the landlord, on January 18, 1983, while walking in the hallway of the building, found that an electric wire which was plugged into a hallway lighting fixture led under the door of the tenant’s apartment. The owner cut the wire. Consolidated Edison…
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