Perrotta v. Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
To maintain a summary holdover proceeding a landlord must allege and prove that, as of the time the proceeding is commenced, the tenant remains in possession beyond the expiration of his term (RPAPL 711, subd 1). The tenancy must have ended automatically by lapse of time and not by election of the landlord to forfeit the lease for breach of a condition (see Beach v Nixon, 9 NY 35; 14 Carmody-Wait 2d, NY Prac, § 90:12; 2 Rasch, NY Landlord & Tenant, Summary Proceedings [2d ed], § 1006). If a clause in a lease provides that the lease cannot endure beyond the…
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