New York State Commercial Landlord - Tenant Law and Procedure: A Primer - Part III

Abstract

This article is the third of a three-part series on commercial landlord-tenant litigation in New York State.

Parts I and II of this article, published in the preceding issues of the Brooklyn Barrister, covered general procedures and pleadings in summary proceedings, holdover proceedings, nonpayment proceedings, illegal lockout proceedings by tenants against landlords, and personal jurisdiction and service of process in summary proceedings. We continue with defenses against summary proceedings, trials and settlements in summary proceedings, defaults and evictions in summary proceedings, venues where summary proceedings are adjudicated, various plenary actions between landlords and tenants outside the context of summary proceedings, and the implications of bankruptcy on the landlord-tenant relationship.

Keywords: commercial landlord-tenant, part 52, holdover proceedings, nonpayment proceedings