Legal Opinion
Geiser v. Maran
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided July 6, 2001PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
Order unanimously affirmed without costs.
In moving to vacate the default final judgment, tenant alleged, as a meritorious defense, that he is protected from eviction by the Martin Act (General Business Law § 352-eeee). He predicates his claim on the decisions in Paikoff v Harris (178 Misc 2d 366, mod 185 Misc 2d 372), which held that a tenant who rents an apartment from a sponsor after the transfer of title to the cooperative corporation is protected as a nonpurchasing tenant {but see, Park W. Vil. v Nishioka, NYLJ, May 26, 1999, at 25, col 2 [Civ Ct, NY…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. Lexington Sixty-First AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Paikoff v. HarrisAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1999
- Park West Village Associates v. NishoikaAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2000
- Sims v. Darwood Management, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Paikoff v. HarrisCivil Court of the City of New York · 1998
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Arkansas Leasing Co. v. GabrielAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2004