Legal Opinion

City of New York v. Clemons

Civil Court of the City of New York

Decided June 23, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sue Ann Hoahng, J.

This is a holdover proceeding brought on by the landlord, the City of New York (hereinafter City). The tenant defaulted *135in appearance on June 2, 1997. Consequently, an inquest was held on June 16, 1997. The court notified the tenant of the inquest date by postcard but the tenant did not appear on that date as well.

The City seeks to evict the tenant for holding over after the month-to-month tenancy was supposedly terminated by delivery to the tenant of a 30-day notice to terminate tenancy pursuant to Real Property Law § 232-a. The apartment in question is…

2Cases cited5 opinions

Thelma Joy, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Holland Daniels, ChairmanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
City of New York v. ValeraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
157 West 123rd St. Tenants Assn. v. HicksonNew York Supreme Court · 1989
Fourth Federal Savings Bank v. 32-22 Owners Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
Johnson v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993