Siegel v. Gottlieb

This is a proceeding instituted by the landlord for nonpayment of rent in the sum of $125 for the month of January, 1947. The tenant maintains that the proper rent is $97.75, which amount was tendered to the landlord and refused.

The facts are undisputed, and, hence, there is merely a question of law to be determined.

The tenant, a podiatrist, rented from the landlord the office space at 136 East 60th Street, Borough of Manhattan, under a written lease for three years —1943,1944 and 1945. Under this lease, the rent on June 1, 1944, was $85 per month.

In November, 1945, a new lease was entered…