120 Bay Street Realty Corp. v. City of New York

New York Court of Appeals June 8, 1978

120 Bay Street Realty Corp. v. City of New York, 44 N.Y.2d 907 (N.Y. 1978)

44 N.Y. 907; 379 N.E.2d 167; 407 N.Y.S.2d 639; 1978 N.Y. LEXIS 2096

Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke Concur

Opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order appealed from should be reversed, with costs, and summary judgment granted in favor of the plaintiff, declaring that defendant occupies the subject premises as a month-to-month tenant rather than as a tenant under a valid and existing lease. We find as a matter of law that the letter of June 2, 1975 was merely an expression of intent to exercise the option to renew the lease at some future time, and was not in and of itself an exercise of that option. Since no further steps were taken by defendant prior to the expiration of the option clause in the lease, the option was never exercised prior to its termination. In view of this conclusion, we do not reach any of the other issues argued by the parties.

Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke concur.

Order reversed, with costs, and summary judgment granted in favor of plaintiff in accordance with the memorandum herein.

Reference

Full Case Name: 120 Bay Street Realty Corp., Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent
Cited By: 5 cases
Status: Published