Khelawan v. Corneil

OPINION OF THE COURT

Pam B. Jackman-Brown, J.

The respondent’s attorney orally moved on February 7, 2002, *622on the eve of trial of this holdover proceeding, to dismiss the petition on the ground that the lack of a certificate of occupancy for the subject apartment precludes the petitioner from maintaining this proceeding. Two cases were submitted by the respondent’s attorney in support of the oral motion. The matter was adjourned on consent of both sides to February 19, 2002 for petitioner to submit authority in opposition to the motion. The attorneys for the parties did not submit any case law…