Condit v. Manischewitz

Plaintiff succeeded to the rights of Mabel E. Sherman, who leased to the defendant certain premises at 600-602 West One Hundred and Thirty-first street for a term ending March 31, 1926. The lease provided that the tenant should have an option to renew the lease for five years from April 1, 1926, upon giving written notice, of intention to exercise the option six months prior to April 1, 1926. It contained also a covenant by the tenant not to assign without the landlord’s consent and providing that in the event of an assignment with the landlord’s consent the tenant would deposit $5,000 as…