Legal Opinion
Hilltop Village Cooperative 4, Inc. v. Goldstein
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided November 22, 1963PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoseph J. Celia, J.
This court is asked to decide whether the harboring of a dog in violation of a resolution of a landlord corporation constitutes such a breach of a substantial obligation of an occupancy agreement as to warrant the eviction of a tenant shareholder.
The question has been presented on an agreed statement of facts. At the time the tenant entered into possession, he owned a dog and there was no resolution in effect prohibiting dogs. While he had the dog, the resolution was passed prohibiting the acquisition of any new dogs and requiring notification to the management of all present dogs.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- American Lumber Co. v. Employers Mutual Fire InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1956
- Jerome Realty Co. v. YankovichAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1962
- Parkside Development Co. v. McGeeAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1959
- Hardav Realty Corp. v. DonahueCity of New York Municipal Court · 1957
- Jerome Realty Co. v. YankovichNew York Supreme Court · 1962
3Cited by2 opinions
- Mutual ReDevelopment Houses, Inc. v. HanftCivil Court of the City of New York · 1964
- Fanchild Investors, Inc. v. CohenCivil Court of the City of New York · 1964