Legal Opinion
Evangelista Associates v. Bland
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided January 2, 1983PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Maurice Harbater, J.
ISSUE
When is there a violation of a tenant’s “substantial obligation” which would warrant the granting of an eviction?
FACTS
The basis for this holdover proceeding is that respondent tenant, George Bland, has been living with an unrelated male friend, David P. Mapp, in violation of his lease since July, 1982.
The rent-stabilized lease, in addition to containing covenants against assignment and subletting, restricted use of the apartment to members of the tenant’s “immediate family, as defined by applicable law” and also stated that tenant “shall be the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Nichols v. NicholsNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- R. I. Realty Co. v. TerrellNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Steel Storage & Elevator Construction Co. v. F. W. StockNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Greene Avenue Associates v. CardwellCivil Court of the City of New York · 2002