Court ruling warns aggressive landlords

From the February issue: Take notice, commercial landlords: A new ruling by a New York City appellate court may discourage landlords from being overzealous in pursuing tenants on issues ranging from back rent to property maintenance to expelling illegal subtenants. In the case of 542 Holding Corp v. Prince Fashions Inc., the Supreme Court Appellate Division in New York City found that a notice to cure and a notice of cancellation were legally defective. The notices’ flaw? They included unfounded claims along with valid ones.