Legal Opinion
Longley-Jones Associates, Inc. v. Ircon Realty Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 8, 1986PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Where property is conveyed "subject to” a lease providing that the owner will pay brokerage commissions in the event the lease is extended or renewed, the purchaser of the property does not, without an affirmative assumption, undertake the contractual obligation of its predecessor in interest for the commissions.
In 1975, plaintiff successfully negotiated a lease for the then-owner of a commercial property in Salina, New York. The lease contained a clause obligating the owner to pay plaintiff a commission in the event that the lease was extended or renewed. Prior to the…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Neponsit Property Owners' Ass'n v. Emigrant Industrial Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. v. Philwold Estates, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Bank of New York v. HirschfeldNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Hart v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Gurney, Becker & Bourne, Inc. v. BradleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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