Morris v. City of New York

Lewis, David C., J.

The defendant is the owner of certain real property, classified as a tenement house or multiple dwelling. Defendant let out the property to one Friedman, as tenant of the entire premises, with the privilege of subletting the individual apartments.

*37At and for some time prior to the letting of the premises by the defendant to the said Friedman, the plaintiff was an occupant of one of the individual apartments, holding over under a lease from the prior owner, and continuing in occupancy of the apartment subsequent to the defendant taking title.

Sometime after the defendant…