Tenant Evicted for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent

January 1, 1993

LVT Number: 6608

(Decision submitted by Douglas Fromme of the Manhattan law firm of Fromme Fromme & Schwartz, attorneys for the landlord.) Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. The trial court ruled for landlord. Landlord showed that it had started five nonpayment proceedings against tenant within one year. Tenant offered no defense to those proceedings. Tenant's chronic nonpayment was a substantial violation of tenant's lease provision requiring that rent be paid on or about the first day of every month.

(Decision submitted by Douglas Fromme of the Manhattan law firm of Fromme Fromme & Schwartz, attorneys for the landlord.) Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. The trial court ruled for landlord. Landlord showed that it had started five nonpayment proceedings against tenant within one year. Tenant offered no defense to those proceedings. Tenant's chronic nonpayment was a substantial violation of tenant's lease provision requiring that rent be paid on or about the first day of every month.

[Marks Place Realty Corp. v. Petrini: Index No. 104419/92 (11/12/92) (Civ. Ct. NY; Wendt, J)]. 12-page document.

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