Sigsbee Holding Corp. v. Canavan
Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County
240 N.Y.S.2d 900 (Civ. Ct. 1963)
Relevant factsFree
Tenant Canavan (defendant) removed old, used cabinets and installed new ones in his apartment, prompting landlord Sigsbee (plaintiff) to seek his eviction based solely on that replacement.
IssueFree
Whether a tenant may replace fixtures in rental property when not specifically prohibited by the lease, and when doing so will not substantially and permanently change the building's character or injure the landlord's reversionary interest.