Stellar Holding Corp. v. Berns

This is a summary proceeding to recover possession of the premises in question for non-payment of rent, together with a judgment for rent due and unpaid at the commencement of the proceeding.

The tenant was in occupation under a lease made in December, 1926, for a term which expired in December, 1931. The rent was seventy-five dollars per month. At the time of the execution of the lease the tenant deposited the sum of $225 with the landlord as security for the faithful performance of the covenants of the lease by the tenant. It was expressly provided in the lease that “ the three months’…