Self Service Super Market, Inc. v. Harris

December 1,1941, the landlord’s predecessor in interest leased store space to the tenant’s assignor at 22-24 East 170th Street in The Bronx, for five years at an annual rental of $11,000 payable monthly. Defendant entered into possession as assignee prior to the expiration of this lease, and after its expiration on November 30, 1946 continued in *618possession as a statutory tenant. On December 29, 1949 the landlord notified defendant that it had entered into a 21-year lease with Jacques d’Assail commencing February 1, 1950, at annual rentals of $16,500 for the first six years, $17,000 for the…