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Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1934

Mesfree Realty Corp. v. Huyler's

Mesfree Realty Corp. v. Huyler's
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided November 28, 1934 · Hammer, Lydon, Shientag
153 Misc. 667; 275 N.Y.S. 816; 1934 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1835

Counsel

Jerome Eisner [Henry I. Fillman of counsel], for the appellant., Wilzin & Halperin [Michael Halperin and Robert Morris of counsel], for the respondent.

Mesfree Realty Corp. v. Huyler's

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

A lease may not be avoided by a tenant in possession solely because the landlord has failed to obtain a certificate of occupancy. Something more must be shown • — • a violation of some provision which directly and substantially concerns the public health, safety and welfare. (Minton v. Schulte, Inc., 153 Misc. 195.)

Judgment and order affirmed, with costs.

All concur; present, Lydon, Hammer and Shientag, JJ.

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