Landlord Can Conduct Pretrial Questioning
LVT Number: 13379
Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegally subletting his apartment. Landlord asked the court for permission to conduct pretrial questioning of tenant and persons it claimed were occupying the apartment. The court ruled for landlord. Landlord showed that it had a basis for its claim and that it needed to see documents related to the current occupancy of the apartment. Tenant and occupants were ordered to produce documents including driver's licenses, tax returns, bank statements, automobile registrations, passports, utility bills, leases for property other than the apartment, credit card statements, bills for magazine subscriptions, and insurance policies.
El-Ad Skyview, Inc. v. Porter: NYLJ, p. 29, col. 1 (6/23/99) (Civ. Ct. Bronx; Parisi-McGowan, J)