Ansonia Associates v. Pearlstein

OPINION OF THE COURT

David B. Saxe, J.

The respondent tenant seeks an order of summary judgment dismissing the petition in this holdover proceeding.

The landlord commenced this holdover proceeding in September, 1983 against respondent tenant, Harold Pearl-stein, based upon an alleged notice of termination dated July 25, 1983 that the respondent’s lease term would expire August 31, 1983. The petition was verified on September 22, 1983 by Lawrence S. Borah, Esq., of Finkelstein, Borah, Schwartz, Altschuler & Goldstein, P. C., attorneys for the petitioner.

During the pendency of this holdover…