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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Paikoff v. Harris, 185 Misc. 2d 372 (1999)

Citation
Paikoff v. Harris, 185 Misc. 2d 372 (1999)
Parent Document
Paikoff v. Harris, 185 Misc. 2d 372 (1999)
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Effective Date
1999-10-12

Full Text

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Landlords, the sponsors of a cooperative conversion, commenced this holdover proceeding to recover possession of an apartment rented by tenant and “undertenant” (hereinafter tenants) subsequent to the conversion. Their petition alleged, inter alia, that tenants were not “non-purchasing tenants” *374within the meaning of the Martin Act (General Business Law § 352-eeee) because they were not in possession at the time of the conversion. It also alleged that tenants had rejected a renewal lease offered by landlords. In their answer, tenants asserted as one of several affirmative defenses that they were “non-purchasing tenants,” and they counterclaimed for retaliatory eviction.