Leary v. Ross

While the Temporary City Housing Bent Commission has appropriately adopted the policy that a landlord may not evict a tenant in order to occupy an apartment for commercial or business purposes, it does not follow that there may not be a relation between a person’s business and housing needs which entitles business or professional requirements to consideration in determining the necessity for housing accommodations in New York City.

As the commission observes in its brief on this appeal, the question of 11 good faith ’ ’ and of ‘ ‘ compelling necessity ’ ’ is always one of fact. We think that…