Legal Opinion
Leonedas Realty Corp. v. Brodowsky
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided June 7, 1982PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John A. Milano, J.
ISSUE
Under certain circumstances, may a “singles only” provision in a residential lease violate the State Human Rights Law? (Executive Law, § 296, subd 5, par [a].)
FACTS
The basis for this holdover proceeding is that respondent tenant Amy Brodowsky has been living with respondent Robert D. Palmer without the benefit of marriage and in violation of her lease which provides that only she may occupy the premises. It is not controverted that the respondents are living together and that they are not married. Petitioner and tenant Brodowsky entered into a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Presby v. . BenjaminNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Hudson View Properties v. WeissAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1981
- Martin v. Glenzan Associates, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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