Lincoln Square Apartments v. Koenigal

This is a summary proceeding to recover possession of a rent-stabilized apartment on the ground that more than 60 days have elapsed since the landlord offered a two-year lease to the tenant, who has failed and refused to sign and return it (Code of Real Estate Industry Stabilization Assn, of N. Y. City, Inc., § 23, subd. [A], par. [2], and § 60).

The tenant is a sublessee under a lease between his sub-lessor and the petitioner made March 9, 1965, as extended in writing for a term ending March 31, 1969. There has been considerable acrimony and litigation between the parties to this proceeding,…