Legal Opinion

Lenox Hill Hospital v. 305/72 Owners Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 8, 2011Published

1Opinion of the Court

*471The proprietary lease at issue requires consent to sublet units and authorizes the imposition of conditions on the granting of such consent. Plaintiff hospital, proprietary lessee in a building owned by defendant, is subject to the same subletting rules applicable to other shareholders (see Spiegel v 1065 Park Ave. Corp., 305 AD2d 204, 205 [2003]). Thus, the part of the second cause of action that seeks a declaration that defendant does not have a right to require that plaintiff ask permission to sublet or meet any specific requirements regarding subletting should have been dismissed.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Leon v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Spiegel v. 1065 Park Avenue Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. Conversion Equities, Inc. v. Sherwood House Owners Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. Barrett Japaning, Inc. v. BialobrodaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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