Tenants Offer Bad Check

September 30, 1994

LVT Number: 9178

Nassau County landlord sued to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent after their lease had ended. Landlord claimed that tenants had paid the rent with a check that bounced twice. Tenants argued that when accepting their check, landlord had agreed to let them stay in the apartment on a month-to-month basis. The court ruled that tenants could be evicted. They'd offered a bad check, so their payment of rent had been illusory.

Nassau County landlord sued to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent after their lease had ended. Landlord claimed that tenants had paid the rent with a check that bounced twice. Tenants argued that when accepting their check, landlord had agreed to let them stay in the apartment on a month-to-month basis. The court ruled that tenants could be evicted. They'd offered a bad check, so their payment of rent had been illusory.

Parkgate Communications Inc. v. Peterson: NYLJ, p. 32, col. 6 (9/6/94) (Dist. Ct. Nassau; David, J)

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