Legal Opinion
Brewster v. Gavins
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided February 18, 1983PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harold Tompkins, J.
In this holdover proceeding petitioner seeks possession of respondent’s single-room dwelling unit for her own personal use. Petitioner proceeds under subdivision (b) of section 51 of the Code of the Metropolitan Hotel Industry Stabilization Association, Inc. (hereinafter METHISA Code) which provides that the owner may “refuse to offer or renew a lease or to continue the tenancy of a permanent tenant” where “[t]he Owner seeks in good faith to recover possession of a dwelling unit for his own use and occupancy” (METHISA Code, § 51, subd [b]).
After trial,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Kamm v. DrakeCivil Court of the City of New York · 1983
- Towers Hotel Investors Corp. v. DavisAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1975
- Towers Hotel Investors Corp. v. DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Towers Hotel Investors Corp. v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Whitehall Hotel v. GaynorCivil Court of the City of New York · 1983