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Lituchy v. Lathers

Samuel Lituchy v. Lawrence Lathers

Lituchy v. Lathers, 35 Misc. 2d 556 (1962)
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Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · State Appellate Courts
Decided
June 14, 1962
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35 Misc. 2d 556232 N.Y.S.2d 6271962 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3135
Cited by 9

Opinion of the Court

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Per Curiam.

The term ‘ ‘ use ’ ’ of premises for illegal purposes implies doing of something customarily or habitually upon the premises. The evidence, therefore, must reveal customary and habitual illegal use of the premises by the tenant (U. C. L. Realty Co. v. Brown, 193 Misc. 801 ; Florgus Realty Corp. v. Reynolds, 123 Misc. 161 ; Tenement House Dept, of City of N. Y. v. McDevitt, 215 N. Y. 160 ; 167 East 86th St. Corp. v. Wienecke, 132 Misc. 491 ; Lazarowitz v. Kazan, 122 Misc. 202 ; Janowitz v. Jenkins, 8 Misc 2d 1077 ; Estate of Shaff v. Stein, 171 Misc. 376 ). The evidence by landlord here fell far short of establishing such use. The single, isolated conviction for possessing policy slips was not sufficient to establish that tenant was using the premises for an illegal purpose or use within the meaning of subdivision 5 of section 1410 of the Civil Practice Act or of subdivision 4 of section 52 of the State Rent and Eviction Regulations.

The final order should be reversed, with $30 costs, and final order directed in favor of tenant, with costs.

Concur — Hecht, J. P., Hofstadter, and Tilzer, JJ.

Final order reversed, etc.

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Cited by 9 cases

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1969: 11970: 21976: 11985: 11989: 11992: 11996: 11999: 119692026peak 1970 · 2

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Deutsch v. Phillips Petroleum Co.56 Cal. App. 3d 586 (1976)
  2. Rowe v. Wells Fargo Realty Services, Inc.166 Cal. App. 3d 310 (1985)
  3. Escalera v. New York Housing Authority924 F. Supp. 1323 (S.D.N.Y. 1996)
  4. 190 Stanton Inc. v. Santiago60 Misc. 2d 224 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 1969)
  5. 1021-27 Avenue St. John Housing Development Fund Corp. v. Hernandez154 Misc. 2d 141 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 1992)
  6. Grosfeld Realty Co. v. Lagares150 Misc. 2d 22 (1989)

Most recent

  1. North Shore Associates v. Knox180 Misc. 2d 1011 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 1999)
  2. Escalera v. New York Housing Authority924 F. Supp. 1323 (S.D.N.Y. 1996)
  3. 1021-27 Avenue St. John Housing Development Fund Corp. v. Hernandez154 Misc. 2d 141 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 1992)
  4. Grosfeld Realty Co. v. Lagares150 Misc. 2d 22 (1989)
  5. Rowe v. Wells Fargo Realty Services, Inc.166 Cal. App. 3d 310 (1985)
  6. Deutsch v. Phillips Petroleum Co.56 Cal. App. 3d 586 (1976)

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Authorities cited 7

DepthCaseCited by
Tenement House Dep't v. McDevitt, 109 N.E. 88 (N.Y. 1915) 67
Lazarowitz v. Kazan, 122 Misc. 202 (1924) 8
Estate of Shaff v. Stein, 171 Misc. 376 (1939) 7
U. C. L. Realty Co. v. Brown, 193 Misc. 801 (1948) 6
Florgus Realty Corp. v. Reynolds, 123 Misc. 161 (1924) 5
167 East 86th St. Corp. v. Wienecke, 132 Misc. 491 (1928) 5
Janowitz v. Jenkins, 8 Misc. 2d 1077 (1957) 5

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