Legal Opinion
Duell v. Condon
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 9, 1995PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Simons, J.
The question submitted is whether the provisions of section 234 of the Real Property Law which permit successful tenants in landlord/tenant disputes to recover attorneys’ fees, may be applied in this proceeding involving a statutory tenant. We conclude that they may and therefore affirm.
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In October of 1960, Edwin and Phyllis Condon executed a two-year lease for a seven-room apartment on Washington Square North in New York City. The lease was not renewed upon its expiration in 1962; at that time, the Condons became statutory tenants under the recently enacted…
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