The Legal Story The appellate division held that the landlord was entitled to immediately possess the premises noting under New York Real Property Law §231(1), whenever a lessee uses a building for any illegal trade, manufacture or business, the lease becomes void. 
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Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.
