Lincoln Building Associates v. Zinbarg

Respondent, tenant, occupied five contiguous rooms as Ms law office in landlord’s building pursuant to a three-year lease expiring April 30,1955. Two of the rooms were occupied by the tenant prior to 1952, the date of the lease. The *131other three rooms were decontrolled. The rooms were the usual office building rooms, each one having its own entrance to the corridor, and being separated from the others by partitions. Upon the making of the lease certain of these partitions were cut through so interior access was provided. Of the three additional rooms, one was fitted out and used as a library…