Carmel Co. v. Greater Buffalo Press, Inc.

In this holdover summary proceeding the landlord seeks to evict the tenant upon the theory that the tenant is not a statutory tenant and is not entitled to the protection of the Business Rent Law (L. 1945, ch. 314, as amd.).

The facts adduced are as follows: The tenant became a lessee of Room No. 1203 in premises 369 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, in 1946, pursuant to a lease with the then owner of the building. This lease terminated on April 30, 1947 and thereafter the tenant remained in possession as a statutory tenant. The space involved was used as a business office. Some time…