Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Nonpayment of Rent

March 17, 2016

LVT Number: #26842

Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant’s pattern of default forced landlord to start five nonpayment proceedings over a three and one-half year period. Each case was resolved in landlord’s favor, and tenant raised no valid defense in any of the nonpayment cases. Landlord could evict tenant.

 

 

Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant’s pattern of default forced landlord to start five nonpayment proceedings over a three and one-half year period. Each case was resolved in landlord’s favor, and tenant raised no valid defense in any of the nonpayment cases. Landlord could evict tenant.

 

 

 

Tenth Street Holdings, LLC v. McKowen: 50 Misc.3d 141(A), 2016 NY Slip Op 50194(U) (App. T. 1 Dept.; 2/22/16; Lowe III, PJ, Schoenfeld, Shulman, JJ)

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