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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Hudsonview Co. v. Jenkins, 169 Misc. 2d 389 (1996)

Citation
Hudsonview Co. v. Jenkins, 169 Misc. 2d 389 (1996)
Parent Document
Hudsonview Co. v. Jenkins, 169 Misc. 2d 389 (1996)
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Effective Date
1996-06-04

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The statutory use of "void” in Real Property Law § 231 (1) means that, as a matter of substantive law, the illegal activity itself terminates the tenancy. The words "[wjhenever” and "thereupon” mean that the tenant’s right to continued occupancy ends automatically at the time of the illegal use. Thus, it is not a matter of judicial discretion at the time of trial to determine whether or not the tenancy should be ended. In effect, Real Property Law § 231 is a statutorily based, rather than lease-derived, conditional limitation. Although the tenancy is voided by the tenant’s illegal activity, or acquiescence in it, the lease continues to determine the procedural rights of the parties, in the same way that the terms of an expired lease project into a holdover tenancy. (See, 233233 Co. v City of New York, NYLJ, Mar. 7,1990, at 21, col 1 [App Term, 1st Dept], revd on other grounds 171 AD2d 492.)2