Matter of Edwards v. Murdock

Before the petitioner acquired Ms leasehold of the lodging house in question, the erection therein of the so-called cuMcles had been completed pursuant to plans that had been approved by the Department of Buildings and a certificate of occupancy had been issued by the Commissioner of Buildings. No claim is made that tMs certificate of occupancy was not a “ certificate ” in the sense of section 301 of the Multiple Dwelling Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 61-a). Section 301 provides: “No tenement house shall hereafter be occupied in whole or in part for human habitation until the issuance of a certificate…