Linro Equipment Corp. v. Westage Tower Associates
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
650 N.Y.S.2d 399 (1996)
In 1984, Linro Equipment Corporation (plaintiff) contracted with Westage Tower Associates (defendant) to provide coin-operated laundry machines on each floor of Westage's apartment building, with Linro having only limited access to the building; after the building converted to condominiums and units were sold individually, Linro exercised a renewal option extending the agreement to 2001. In 1994, Westage terminated the agreement and directed Linro to remove its machines; Linro sued, arguing the agreement was actually a valid lease that Westage couldn't unilaterally terminate. The New York Supreme Court found the agreement was a lease and granted Linro a temporary restraining order; Westage appealed.
Whether an agreement that grants a party access to a designated space without sole and exclusive dominion and control over the space is a license.