Opinion
January 19, 1971
Appeal from the Civil Court of the City of New York, County of New York, GUY GILBERT RIBAUDO, J.
Mattie Louis Thompson and Michael D. Kaufman for appellant.
David Finkelstein for respondent.
The petition is defective on its face, and landlord's proof was insufficient, since the landlord failed to afford the tenant 10 days to cure the alleged violation before terminating the tenancy, as mandated by sections 52 and 53 of the New York City Rent, Eviction and Rehabilitation Regulations. This is a noncurable jurisdictional defect, fatal to the proceeding, which may be raised upon appeal, notwithstanding the failure to assert it below.
The final judgment should be reversed, with $30 costs and petition dismissed.
Concur — LUPIANO, J.P., STREIT and GOLD, JJ.
Final judgment reversed, etc.