Lavanant v. Lovelace

Tenant is a statutory tenant of an apartment in 14 East 73rd Street, New York. House Rule 11 of his lease provided that the landlord may retain a^passkey to the apartment and that the tenant shall not alter any lock or install a new one without the landlord’s written consent. “In case such consent is given, the Tenant shall provide the Landlord with an additional key for the use of the Landlord pursuant to the Landlord’s right of access to the demised premises.”

Rule 11 lost its validity in 1968 when section 51-c of the Multiple Dwelling Law took effect. Under section 51-c, every tenant *975of a…