Legal Opinion
119 Fifth Avenue Corp. v. Berkhout
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided March 18, 1987PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Richard S. Lane, J.
Defendants herein seek attorney fees pursuant to Real *964Property Law § 234. Interesting legal questions are posed concerning the applicability of section 234 to an administrative proceeding and to the unusual contingency fee arrangement between defendants and their counsel.
The facts are undisputed.
Defendants were loft tenants in a commercial building at 119 Fifth Avenue under a written standard form office lease. They used their premises for mixed work and residential purposes allegedly with landlord’s knowledge and consent. After the expiration of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Eaton v. New York City Conciliation & Appeals BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Chessin v. New York City Conciliation & Appeals BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Duane Thomas Loft Tenants Ass'n v. Sylvan Lawrence Co.New York Supreme Court · 1982
- Nesbitt v. New York City Conciliation & Appeals BoardNew York Supreme Court · 1983
- Taylor v. Eli Haddad Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Cier Industries Co. v. HessenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Fairbanks Gardens Co. v. GandhiAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1996
- 119 Fifth Avenue Corp. v. BerkhoutCivil Court of the City of New York · 1987
- Msibi v. JRD Management Corp.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1992
- Greco v. GSL Enterprises, Inc.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1987
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