Lincoln Square Apartments, Section I, Inc. v. Davis

Petitioner herein instituted a summary proceeding against Harlan L. Davis and his wife, Amanda Davis, to recover possession of an apartment occupied by the respondents at 165 West End Avenue, New York County. This building is part of a number of buildings known as the Lincoln Towers Complex. It is asserted by the petitioner, and not denied by the respondents, that the written rental agreement had expired on August 31,1968, and that the tenants remain in possession without the consent of the landlord and the lease in question contained no provision for the right to renewal.

The tenants…