Baker v. Halpern

Prior to 1928 the remedy of summary proceedings was limited to cases where the conventional relation of landlord and tenant existed and also to a few other special cases, but was not available to one acquiring a tax title and desiring to evict an occupant.

In that year, section 1411 of the Civil Practice Act (subd, 5 added) was amended so as to extend the relief to a purchaser *131under a tax deed. Section 1414 (subd. 2) was also amended so as to permit the application to be made by “ the purchaser on a tax sale to whom a deed has been executed and delivered ” (L. 1928, ch. 509).

The petitioners do…