J. H. Holding Co. v. Wooten

This appeal, in a summary proceeding under article 83 of the Civil Practice Act, to recover possession of an apartment upon the alleged expiration of a lease, is from an order of the Appellate Division affirming a decision of the Appellate Term which reversed a final order of the Municipal Court dispossessing the tenant and granted a final order in the tenant’s favor.

We are concerned with the legal effect of section 230 of the Beal Property Law upon automatic renewal clauses which require tenants to give notice of an intention to surrender the leased premises or be liable under the lease for…