615 Nostrand Avenue Corp. v. Roach

In my view, the absence of a lease agreement did not preclude landlord from recovering arrears for the period from March 2001 to December 2003. It is undisputed that in July *52002 the Division of Housing and Community Renewal determined that tenant had a right of succession and directed landlord to extend her a lease. Since then, tenant has never disputed her status and, indeed, maintains that she repeatedly sought a lease. Although landlord delayed in extending her one, it cannot be said, on this record, that there was any conduct that would negate the existence of an implied lease agreement (see…