Opinion
570895/05.
Decided March 2, 2006.
Tenant appeals from an order of the Civil Court, New York County (John S. Lansden, J.), entered April 22, 2005, denying her motion to vacate a "so-ordered" stipulation of settlement in a holdover summary proceeding.
Order (John S. Lansden, J.), entered April 22, 2005, affirmed, without costs.
PRESENT: SUAREZ, P.J., DAVIS, GANGEL-JACOB, JJ.
Civil Court properly denied tenant's motion to vacate the "so-ordered" stipulation settling the underlying owner occupancy proceeding. In general, stipulations of settlement are favored by the courts, and are not lightly cast aside, especially when they are made, as here, in open court ( see Hallock v. State of New York, 64 NY2d 224, 230). There was no showing of good cause to set aside the stipulation. The record demonstrates that while tenant appeared pro se, she understood the terms and consequences of the stipulation and received ample consideration for her agreement to vacate the premises.
This constitutes the decision and order of the court.