McKownville Fire District v. Bryn Mawr Bookshop

The petitioner commenced a special proceeding in Supreme Court to recover possession of its real property and rents due and owing. The record establishes that the appellant entered into possession of the property pursuant to an oral agreement with the petitioner whereby the appellant was to pay petitioner the sum of $100 per month. The appellant’s contention upon this appeal that the trial court erred in finding a landlord-tenant relationship is without any merit.

After the appellant entered into possession as a month-to-month tenant, the parties reached an oral agreement whereby the appellant…