Seward Park Housing Corp. v. Cohen

In Baumrind v Fidelman (183 AD2d 635, 636), this Court, pointing to the legislative history leading to the enactment of Administrative Code of the City of New York § 27-2009.1 (b), held that, although the Code provides that a landlord must “commence a summary proceeding” to avoid waiving its right to enforce a no-pet clause, an “[ojverly literal interpretation” of these statutory words is inappropriate. Today, in reversing Appellate Term’s decision in this case, the majority overrules not only our decision in Baumrind, but also the Appellate Term’s decision in Park Holding Co. v Lavigne (130…