Subtenants Can't Challenge Land-lord's Denial of Permission to Sublet

(Decision submitted by Sabrina B. Isaacs of the Manhattan law firm of Kucker Kraus & Bruh, LLP, attorneys for the landlord.) Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegal subletting. After landlord sent a termination notice and before landlord began the court cases, landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement by which tenant agreed that she wasn't moving back in and agreed to give up any rights to the apartment. Subtenants then appeared in court in response to landlord's petition and claimed that landlord's denial of permission to sublet the apartment had been unreasonable. The court ruled against subtenants, finding that they had no standing to raise any defenses to the eviction case.

One Bank St. Corp. v. Raquet: Index No. 83191/97 (11/13/97) (Civ. Ct. NY; Katz, J) [2-page document]