Legal Opinion
Mayer v. Norton
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided April 9, 1970PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPhilip Wagner, J.
This is a proceeding to dispossess the respondent as a holdover. The case was submitted to the court on an agreed set of facts which are as follows:
The respondent tenant occupied the apartment from October, 1942 until May 1, 1961, during which period he paid rent. Thereafter, at the request of the then landlord, the tenant performed for the subsequent nine years janitorial services and received free rent in exchange for the services. The rent for the apartment filed with the rent commission is $30.41 per month.
The respondent maintains that he is a tenant and, therefore not a holdover.
It is an…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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