Legal Opinion
Melroy Realty Corp. v. Siegel
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided June 13, 1969PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHilda G. Schwartz, J.
This is a holdover summary proceeding brought to evict the tenant of a rent-controlled apartment on which tenant holds a three-year lease expiring May 31, 1970. The grounds advanced are that tenant violated a substantial obligation of his lease in that he failed to obtain the landlord’s consent to a three months’ sublease.
The lease expressly provides that the tenant has the right to sublease his apartment or assign his lease, with the consent of the landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. It was not disputed that on prior occasions, the tenant had subleased, to which…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Ireland v. . NicholsNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Guy v. FurmanAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1956
- Fanchild Investors, Inc. v. CohenCivil Court of the City of New York · 1964
- Woollard v. Schaffer Stores Company, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1937
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