Landlord Gave Proper Notice to End Month-to-Month Tenancy

LVT Number: 17135

Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant after giving tenant a termination notice. The court ruled for landlord, awarding possession and back rent totaling $4,800. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord gave tenant more than a month's notice of termination. And the lower court also correctly found that tenant improperly lived in the building with her son. The building was transitional housing for single, homeless veterans.

Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant after giving tenant a termination notice. The court ruled for landlord, awarding possession and back rent totaling $4,800. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord gave tenant more than a month's notice of termination. And the lower court also correctly found that tenant improperly lived in the building with her son. The building was transitional housing for single, homeless veterans.

United Veterans Beacon House, Inc. v. St. James: NYLJ, 1/7/04, p. 38, col. 4 (App. T. 2 Dept.; Doyle, PJ, Winick, Skelos, JJ)