Legal Opinion
Lenox Manor, Inc. v. Gianni
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided July 25, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David B. Saxe, J.
I am asked here to determine whether a lease clause purporting to require a tenant to pay his monthly rent (or maintenance fee, as the case may be) through an Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) at a participating bank is valid. Also, at issue is the validity of a $50 per month charge imposed by resolution of the co-operative’s board of directors upon tenant shareholders who choose not to join the preauthorized draft system.
The proprietary lessor-landlord, Lenox Manor, Inc., commenced this nonpayment proceeding against the respondent, Robert Gianni,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Garrison Apartments, Inc. v. SabourinCivil Court of the City of New York · 1982
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Schoninger v. Yardarm Beach Homeowners' Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Tobias Corp. v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Levandusky v. One Fifth Avenue Apartment Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1990