Lovers Quarrel over Apartment

September 30, 1994

LVT Number: 9119

Tenant sued to evict co-tenant from the apartment they shared. The two men had lived together for 20 years as lovers. Co-tenant claimed that his lover couldn't sue him in housing court, and the court agreed. The court noted that two tenants in a long-standing heterosexual relationship couldn't sue to evict each other in housing court. So, social realities dictate that the same rule should apply to gay life partners.

Tenant sued to evict co-tenant from the apartment they shared. The two men had lived together for 20 years as lovers. Co-tenant claimed that his lover couldn't sue him in housing court, and the court agreed. The court noted that two tenants in a long-standing heterosexual relationship couldn't sue to evict each other in housing court. So, social realities dictate that the same rule should apply to gay life partners.

Belier Press Inc. v. Bentley: NYLJ, p. 30, col. 3 (9/22/94) (Civil Ct. NY; Grayshaw, J)

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