Landlord Consented to Sublet

LVT Number: 16422

Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegal subletting. The court ruled against landlord. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord's managing agent and other employees testified at the trial that they were notified of the sublet and accepted rent for over a year after that. It was clear that landlord consented to the sublet.

Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegal subletting. The court ruled against landlord. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord's managing agent and other employees testified at the trial that they were notified of the sublet and accepted rent for over a year after that. It was clear that landlord consented to the sublet.

Cosmopolitan Assocs. LLC v. Pacheco: NYLJ, 2/21/03, p. 25, col. 1 (App. T.2 Dept.; Pesce, PJ, Golia, Rios, JJ)