Toms Point Apartments v. Goudzward

This is a holdover proceeding in which the landlord petitioner seeks possession of the demised premises. The tenant’s defense is retaliatory eviction.

The basic facts are not in dispute. The parties entered into a lease on August 17, 1966, for a two-year period commencing September 1, 1966. The lease was renewed twice, each time for a two-year period. The last renewal expired August 31, 1972.

In October, 1971, the tenant invited a group of fellow tenants to meet in her apartment to consider the possibility of forming a tenant’s organization to deal with the landlord with respect to several…