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§  227. When tenant may surrender premises.  Where any building, which  is leased or occupied, is destroyed or so injured by  the  elements,  or  any  other  cause as to be untenantable, and unfit for occupancy, and no  express agreement to the contrary has been made in writing,  the  lessee  or  occupant  may,  if the destruction or injury occurred without his or  her fault or neglect, quit and surrender  possession  of  the  leasehold  premises,  and  of  the land so leased or occupied; and he or she is not  liable to pay to the lessor or owner, rent for the  time  subsequent  to  the surrender. Any rent paid in advance or which may have accrued by the  terms  of  a  lease or any other hiring shall be adjusted to the date of  such surrender.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Rpp > Article-7 > 227

§  227. When tenant may surrender premises.  Where any building, which  is leased or occupied, is destroyed or so injured by  the  elements,  or  any  other  cause as to be untenantable, and unfit for occupancy, and no  express agreement to the contrary has been made in writing,  the  lessee  or  occupant  may,  if the destruction or injury occurred without his or  her fault or neglect, quit and surrender  possession  of  the  leasehold  premises,  and  of  the land so leased or occupied; and he or she is not  liable to pay to the lessor or owner, rent for the  time  subsequent  to  the surrender. Any rent paid in advance or which may have accrued by the  terms  of  a  lease or any other hiring shall be adjusted to the date of  such surrender.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Rpp > Article-7 > 227

§  227. When tenant may surrender premises.  Where any building, which  is leased or occupied, is destroyed or so injured by  the  elements,  or  any  other  cause as to be untenantable, and unfit for occupancy, and no  express agreement to the contrary has been made in writing,  the  lessee  or  occupant  may,  if the destruction or injury occurred without his or  her fault or neglect, quit and surrender  possession  of  the  leasehold  premises,  and  of  the land so leased or occupied; and he or she is not  liable to pay to the lessor or owner, rent for the  time  subsequent  to  the surrender. Any rent paid in advance or which may have accrued by the  terms  of  a  lease or any other hiring shall be adjusted to the date of  such surrender.