Landlord Must Name Executor of Tenant's Estate in Termination Notice

January 1, 2004

LVT Number: 17055

Landlord sued to evict tenant's estate after deceased tenant's lease expired. The estate executor asked the court to dismiss the case. She claimed that landlord's termination notice was defective because it didn't name the executor as a party to the case. The court ruled for the executor. The termination notice named only the ''Estate of Anderson'' and ''Estate of Anderson c/o Nadine Liebhardt, Esq.'' as respondents. Liebhardt was tenant's executor, but the notice didn't name her in her representative capacity.

Landlord sued to evict tenant's estate after deceased tenant's lease expired. The estate executor asked the court to dismiss the case. She claimed that landlord's termination notice was defective because it didn't name the executor as a party to the case. The court ruled for the executor. The termination notice named only the ''Estate of Anderson'' and ''Estate of Anderson c/o Nadine Liebhardt, Esq.'' as respondents. Liebhardt was tenant's executor, but the notice didn't name her in her representative capacity.

129 E. 69th St. Corp. v. Estate of Anderson: NYLJ, 12/24/03, p. 22, col. 1 (Civ. Ct. NY; Lebovitz, J)

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