Stahl 3 Dag, LLC v. Permanent Mission of Chile to United Nations

OPINION OF THE COURT

Cynthia S. Kern, J.

Respondent the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations has brought the present motion to dismiss this holdover summary proceeding on the ground that it was not properly served pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (the FSIA). The issues before the court are whether respondent Mission waived the provisions in the FSIA regarding service of process and, if so, whether respondent was properly served pursuant to RPAPL 735. For the reasons stated below, the court finds that respondent did waive the service provisions of the FSIA and…