Mendez & Schwartz Wholesale Distributing Corp. v. 4701 Second Avenue Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Mendez & Schwartz Wholesale Distributing Corp. v. 4701 Second Avenue Corp.

67 A.D.2d 680, 412 N.Y.S.2d 175, 1979 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10270

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedJanuary 15, 1979

StatusPublished

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Mendez & Schwartz Wholesale Distributing Corp. v. 4701 Second Avenue Corp., 67 A.D.2d 680, 412 N.Y.S.2d 175, 1979 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10270 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1979).

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— In an action to, inter alia, declare that the plaintiff properly exercised an option to renew a lease on property owned by defendant, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered July 28, 1978, which, after a nonjury trial, determined, inter alia, that it had not properly exercised said option. Judgment affirmed, with costs. By the terms of a lease the plaintiff tenant was granted an option to renew for a period of five years, "Provided that the Tenant shall fully and faithfully perform all of the terms and conditions of this lease”. In order to exercise the option the plaintiff was required to provide the defendant landlord with written notice, by certified or registered mail, not later than 180 days prior to the expiration of the lease. The trial court found that the plaintiff had failed to serve the defendant with any written notice of its intention to renew. Furthermore, the court found that the plaintiff was repeatedly in default in its rental payments and had thus failed to perform all of its lease obligations. The evidence in the record supports the findings of the trier of fact. Accordingly, the trial court properly found that the plaintiff had no legal right to renew the lease. We also agree with the Trial Judge that plaintiff is not entitled to a renewal under principles of equity. Mollen, P. J., Hopkins, Shapiro and Martuscello, JJ., concur.

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— In an action to, inter alia, declare that the plaintiff properly exercised an option to renew a lease on property owned by defendant, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered July 28, 1978, which, after a nonjury trial, determined, inter alia, that it had not properly exercised said option. Judgment affirmed, with costs. By the terms of a lease the plaintiff tenant was granted an option to renew for a period of five years, "Provided that the Tenant shall fully and faithfully perform all of the terms and conditions of this lease”. In order to exercise the option the plaintiff was required to provide the defendant landlord with written notice, by certified or registered mail, not later than 180 days prior to the expiration of the lease. The trial court found that the plaintiff had failed to serve the defendant with any written notice of its intention to renew. Furthermore, the court found that the plaintiff was repeatedly in default in its rental payments and had thus failed to perform all of its lease obligations. The evidence in the record supports the findings of the trier of fact. Accordingly, the trial court properly found that the plaintiff had no legal right to renew the lease. We also agree with the Trial Judge that plaintiff is not entitled to a renewal under principles of equity. Mollen, P. J., Hopkins, Shapiro and Martuscello, JJ., concur.

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67 A.D.2d 680, 412 N.Y.S.2d 175, 1979 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10270, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/mendez-schwartz-wholesale-distributing-corp-v-4701-second-avenue-corp-nyappdiv-1979.