Legal Opinion
Trustees of Columbia University v. James
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided February 28, 1985PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Order dated March 1,1984 reversed, with $10 costs, tenant’s motion to dismiss the petition is denied, and the petition is reinstated.
In 1972, tenant rented housing accommodations in a building owned by landlord Columbia University. Pursuant to the original lease, the letting was made upon the express condition that tenant be a member of the staff or a student at the university. The last extension of the lease expired June 30, 1983, and Columbia commenced summary eviction proceedings shortly *82thereafter on or about July 5, 1983. The holdover petition alleged, inter alla,…
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