Girard Holding Corp. v. Hollander

The plaintiff is the landlord of an apartment house in which the defendants, husband and wife, occupy a five-room apartment. Early in May, 1949, the defendants, without the consent, and indeed over the objection of the landlord, caused to be installed an air-conditioning unit on one of the window sills of their apartment. Both orally and in writing the landlord thereafter demanded the removal of said air-conditioning unit, on the ground not only that it was a violation of the terms of their lease but also upon the ground that the maintenance thereof caused a dangerous condition. The apparatus…