117 & 127 West 48th Street Corp. v. Gould

This tenancy, now statutory, began in 1937 and all the leases, including the last which expired on April 30,1946, provided for use of the premises for ‘ ‘ library service ”. In 1952 by order of the Supreme Court the landlord obtained a rent increase.

It is not disputed that throughout this period the tenant operated his business in substantially the same manner as at the time this proceeding was instituted. The 1951 notice of violation given by the Department of Housing and Buildings merely referred to the use of the various floors of the building as not in conformity with the certificate of…