150 Central Park South, Inc. v. Ritz Carlton Valet Service, Inc.

After the expiration date of a lease, the term of which had been extended to September 30, 1947, the landlord owner of the hotel known as Hampshire House, brought this summary holdover proceeding against the tenant. It was alleged that the premises occupied by the tenant as a valet shop were sought by the landlord for its immediate and personal use (Commercial Rent Law, L. 1945, ch. 3, § 8, as amd.).

In its answer to the petition the tenant affirmatively pleaded that in August, 1946, at the request of the landlord it moved from the space it had been occupying on the third floor of the…