Legal Opinion
Haque v. Pocchia
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided December 6, 2000PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
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Memorandum.
Order unanimously reversed without costs and cross motion by tenants to dismiss the petition denied.
After tenants answered in this nonpayment proceeding, landlord moved to strike tenants’ jury demand, and tenants cross-moved to dismiss. The Housing Court granted tenants’ application and dismissed the petition on the ground that it was verified by a person (landlord’s agent) who lacked standing to verify the petition. This was error because an agent is permitted to verify the petition (RPAPL 741) “if all the material allegations of the pleading are within [his]…
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