South Brooklyn Ry. Co. v. Heung Man Lau, 2024 NY Slip Op 24139 (2024)

Citation: South Brooklyn Ry. Co. v. Heung Man Lau, 2024 NY Slip Op 24139 (2024)
Parent Document: South Brooklyn Ry. Co. v. Heung Man Lau, 2024 NY Slip Op 24139 (2024)
Jurisdiction: New York (state)
Effective Date: 2024-05-07
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9500911/south-brooklyn-ry-co-v-heung-man-lau/ ↗

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The Court notes at the outset that a licensor-licensee relationship is distinct from a landlord-tenant relationship [FN3]
and is treated differently by statute and (to some extent) by case [*2]law. However, the parties' papers repeatedly, albeit inconsistently, refer to their relationship as a landlord-tenant relationship and their agreements include some rights and limitations that are typical of one sounding in tenancy. Consequently, the Court applies rules relating to tenancies when appropriate. Resolving the question of the true nature of the parties' relationship is not properly before the Court [FN4]
and making such a determination did not impede resolving the pending motions. BACKGROUND

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