Opinion
570360/08.
Decided January 28, 2009.
Tenants Angela Dawson and Marcy Dawson appeal from a final judgment of the Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County (Jean T. Schneider, J.), entered February 29, 2008, after a nonjury trial, which awarded possession to landlord in consolidated holdover summary proceedings.
Final judgment (Jean T. Schneider, J.), entered February 29, 2008, affirmed, with $25 costs.
PRESENT: McKeon, P.J., Schoenfeld, Heitler, JJ.
We find no basis to disturb the trial court's conclusion that landlord had a non-retaliatory motive for commencing these holdover summary proceedings upon the expiration of the unregulated monthly tenancies ( see RPL 223-b). The evidence, fairly interpreted, supports the court's finding that the landlord, which was in a "dire financial" situation, commenced these proceedings to obtain the substantial financial benefits of a condominium development plan for the four-unit building and not in retaliation for any housing-related complaints made by tenants.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.