Legal Opinion
Aponte v. Santiago
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided June 26, 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lucindo Suarez, J.
The issue is whether the Civil Court can entertain an action of ejectment to remove occupants from an illegal basement apartment who have not paid rent for 11 months nor made reasonable attempts to secure alternative accommodations.
This court holds that where the assessed valuation of the property is $25,000 or less, as in the case at bar, it has concurrent jurisdiction with the Supreme Court, a court of general and equitable jurisdiction to entertain an action in ejectment, and, therefore, awards plaintiffs a judgment of possession, issuance of warrant…
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- Granet Construction Corp. v. LongoNew York Supreme Court · 1964
- Corbin v. HarrisNew York Supreme Court · 1977
- Bartolomeo v. RuncoYonkers City Court · 1994
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