Hirent Realty Corp. v. Mosley

This case raises a point of practice apparently overlooked or misunderstood by some lawyers active in the landlord-tenant field. The issue, in a nutshell, is the manner in which the petition should be verified in a proceeding under article 7 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law.

*1012That the petition be verified was ordered by the Legislature in 1965. (Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, § 741, as amd.) The proceeding itself may be brought by the landlord or by any of some 20 other kinds of persons, among whom are the landlord’s attorney or agent. (Real Property Actions and…