EOM 106-15 217th Corp. v. Severine (2019)

<p>A proper rent demand is a statutory prerequisite to a nonpayment proceeding (RPAPL 711 [2]) and an element of a landlord's prima facie case (<a href="../2007/2007_50050.htm" target="_blank"><i>see Community Hous. Innovations, Inc. v Franklin</i>, 14 Misc 3d 131</a>[A], 2007 NY Slip Op 50050[U] [App Term, 2d Dept, 9th &amp; 10th Jud Dists 2007]). A rent notice must "set forth the approximate good faith amount of rent owed" (<a href="../2010/2010_50890.htm" target="_blank"><i>Dendy v McAlpine</i>, 27 Misc 3d 138</a>[A], 2010 NY Slip Op 50890[U], *2 [App Term, 2d Dept, 2d, 11th &amp; 13th Jud Dists 2010]; <a href="../2007/2007_09869.htm" target="_blank"><i>see 542 Holding Corp. v Prince Fashions, Inc.</i>, 46 AD3d 309</a>, 311 [2007]) and "fairly apprise the tenant of the periods for which rent is allegedly due and in what amounts" (<a href="../2018/2018_51039.htm" target="_blank"><i>Pantigo Professional Ctr., LLC v Stankevich</i>, 60 Misc 3d 133</a>[A], 2018 NY Slip Op 51039[U] [App Term, 2d Dept, 9th &amp; 10th Jud Dists 2018]; <i>see 10 Midwood LLC v Hyacinth</i>, 2003 NY Slip Op 50789[U], *1 [App Term, 2d Dept, 2d &amp; 11th Jud Dists 2003]). Moreover, it is well settled that, in asserting the amount of rent owed for each period, a landlord must apply the payments that it accepted to the months for which they were earmarked (<a href="../2016/2016_50210.htm" target="_blank"><i>see Greenbrier Garden Apts. v Eustache</i>, 50 Misc 3d 142</a>[A], 2016 NY Slip Op 50210[U] [App Term, 2d Dept, 9th &amp; 10th Jud Dists 2016]; <i>270 E. 95 Props., LLC v Kent</i>, 49 Misc 3d at 35; <a href="../2004/2004_50469.htm" target="_blank"><i>134-38 Maple St. Realty Corp. v Medina</i>, 3 Misc 3d 134</a>[A], 2004 NY Slip Op 50469[U] [App Term, 2d Dept, 2d &amp; 11th Jud Dists 2004]; <i>L &amp; T E. 22 Realty Co. v Earle</i>, 192 Misc 2d 75, 76-77 [App Term, 2d Dept, 2d &amp; 11th Jud Dists 2002]). </p>