Legal Opinion
Mihil Co. v. Paradiso
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided September 19, 1980PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
opinion of the court
Jay Stuart Dankberg, J.
This is a holdover summary proceeding in which the petitioner landlord claims respondent tenant has violated a substantial obligation of her lease by having a person occupy the apartment, without landlord’s consent, who was neither the tenant nor a member of tenant’s immediate family.
The facts are relatively simple. It involves the fact pattern of the classic play and motion picture, “The Man Who Came to Dinner”. However, the guest here was neither a man nor a person invited only to dine. In fact, this guest was invited to stay!
The tenant allowed the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Fraydun Enterprises v. EttingerAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1977
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