Gansvoort Apartments, Inc. v. Droutman

Motion of plaintiff for judgment on the pleadings is granted. The court is of opinion and declares that paragraph 30 of the lease is no longer valid, effective and binding upon the parties thereto and is not applicable to the defendant’s present occupancy of the space described. This provision read's *873as follows: “ 30. The landlord agrees that there will be no other apartment in the building leased to a general medical practitioner for professional purposes.”

The defendant’s lease has expired and he is now in possession and occupancy as a statutory tenant. While his possession and occupancy of…