Jacob Post, Inc. v Samuel Hampton, LLC

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Jacob Post, Inc. v Samuel Hampton, LLC 2020 NY Slip Op 35460(U) September 17, 2020 Supreme Court, Nassau County Docket Number: Index No. 609514/2017 Judge: Julianne T. Capetola Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY Slip Op 30001(U), are republished from various New York State and local government sources, including the New York State Unified Court System's eCourts Service. This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official publication. FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 09/21/2020 03:27 PM NYSCEF DOC. DOC. NO. NO. 64 64 INDEX INDEX NO. NO. 609514/2017 609514/2017 RECEIVED NYSCEF: NYSCEF: 09/21/2020 09/21/2020 /-\.ta. terrn_ t)f the St1pren1("~ (>-;:...rrt of tl1c State o.fJ\Je\v '{orkc' :held i11 a11d for the. {~:01.lnty· (;f Nassat1~ at 100 S1.11Tre1-r1e (~011rl I)r1ve J\--1111::=-::r;ia, N-1.· l 1501~, o.n tne da~;r of Ser-~te.rnl-.h~r 2020 Jttstice of the S11_prern,e (~cn1rt Ln(iex No: 6095'14/2017 X I)efCr1zlat1t's 1'-Jotice of l\.--foticrn ancl S1.11:rp<)rti11g [)<)C.ttn1ents i>lain.t.ifl"~s I\ffirr.r1at.ion it1 ()p·positio11 and Sl.tf~r-Hxrtir1g I)oc:J1r1et1ts [)cfe.11da.11t ~ s FterJly /\.ffi.rr.n.ation ·rhe fcdlO\·\·i.r1g: papers \\!ere read 011 fviotion Sequence 003: 1~iai11tiff's ·p~otice of J\-Iotior1 rrnd St1_pr~orti11g [)oc.l1t1leTrts I)efe11da11t~ s 1\fTir111~It.izJ.n_ i11 ()ppositior1 ar1d SurJr1ortir1g [)oc:u.n1ei1ts :Plair1t1ff's !Ze1Jiy i\ffir111ation as a result of the or1going i111_pact of the (~o-,lid-19 I-n.n1der11ic 011 (;otni operatior1s. 'T~he r.n.otions ,.vcre dee111f.~(l ~rubn:1itted. at the c<>nclusi<)11 thert~<.r.C i\lt11ough. the 111otion seeki11g h~a\.1t:;; to ar.ne.n.d the co11)f}ialr1t \.Vas filed seeo11cl in sequeni:x\ it must he addressed first [* 1] 11 of 5 ~ ~ ~--~~~~1--t-··1 ~ INDEX 609514/2017 NO. 609514/2017 INDEX NO. FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 09/21/2020 03:27 PM 64 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 64 DOC. NO. RECEIVED NYSCEF: NYSCEF: 09/21/2020 · , 1---· d' ,. --v• ,. , . .J · to au.d a new party pw.mtilT a.no. to a· G an. a(1(tn.mnai cause ot act10n. cQmpiamt ~ the broad discretion of the trial court . .Nm·wmedicon v Research Foundation 1~(State he denied where the pn:mosed amendment is -oalnab!v insufficient or patentlv without merit CPLR §3025(b),. Pcdote v KefZv, L24 A.. D.3d. 855, 856 (2d Dept 2015). ... .'I. j. . .. The party plaintiff which Plaintiff seeks to add in their proposed amended ::q1r 1 ,... l"\r,··q""i!i ~i-.:·1,i i(.,~ ~111'1111'<"~r,~ ~, ........... -.A .... ~t v,,_.._..,lJI',(,..-..)_.._,._ . . ,., 1 ;..., ......... I-r:~r'ldQ ·i~1c l=li~ >...~ .. , •• .... l.;;s.. .. 1 ~... 1>.~ Jo. ........ -,., ...... '• (i·H~-:~(.T.;n•:~i-lo"\" , .... ~..............\ ........ 1 ... ¾-~ f{~"f)';)i:\' ...-+~~:.t ,:;.;.rtri:·r'"'\ .......... ...... ie ............. ~-->.w ... .\-'-t }· ...r~1,.-,~1·1tif~C" .....{l .. ~ Deed, fHH ,vas leasing the subject property from Plaintiff pltrsuant to a ten year kase, property costing in excess of$125,000,00. They argue that, as the occupant of the improvernents from \Vhich they claim Defendant benefitted upon Defendant's taking therein two additional ten year terms for a total of thirty (30) yea:rs. to addition of IHH as a omtv plaintiff f().r 1nultiple reasons. First Defendant argues that ... .. • .. • 1... receipt. L)ef'er1dant furtht~r argues that, asst1rn.ir1g arguendo that Ill]J had. 11ot recei,.recL or been properly sent a notice to redeem, the Treasurer\; Deed would still be valid but that argues that, though their interest woukl survive the wnveya.nce, the leasehold interest [* 2] 2 of 5 INDEX 609514/2017 NO. 609514/2017 INDEX NO. FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 09/21/2020 03:27 PM 64 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 64 DOC. NO. RECEIVED NYSCEF: NYSCEF: 09/21/2020 Plaintiff, lists lHH as a Respondent debtor, grants Plaintiff a monetary jmign1en.t against With respect tn the ten&"1t improvements claimed by H-IH, Defendant !H)tes that ".i\11 Tenqni·'~ C1r,,)ar--s shall ·b,, d•':,'::ned t,1 havP ;,:ii?clv·d to u¾el•,·a,!>el·10ld A••• •"- .... J........... •• . . . . .~ , . - , ~ - ...... ,.,.,. 1,.,...,_ ..,......,. _ _..J,_ • '-• ... .... ""''"'"" .l!, • •""" • Ji. \..- :::;- ... • a11d to hH\/e l,ecorne t11e IJroperty of l~~u1d1ord. upo11 slich attacl1rr1er1t. Tenant's Changes except that Tena.rit sball have the right to remove (a.nd sh.all be o!)ligated to rerr1\)\-~~.\ u:por1 L.-r:n1dlorzfs .r~.=x11.test) trad.e fixtttres an.d furnishings installed by Tenant. Tenant shall repair any d.a.rnage to the Property and the Building caused by such removal. Nottvithsta.nding the that Landlord desires Tenant to remove from the Building any or ail installations ofa permanent nature made by Ten.ant within or to the Property or the Building or leasehold fixtures inst.al kd by Tenant in the t l "~ t' . . . ~... k) '!' -.-r~ ,·¾ ..,-,·.... -"",( 1.· •·'t"·uom _.,;~ . . . . \-VJ. ~-~ ... ·l i· • ., l; .tlm, ,d,un, 1 enan s V,! or·· . , i enan · s11a1i ao \. ,nc.~1··U<..img, n,UiC!h1g l the P.roperty by the last day of the Term, the trade fixtures shaH be deemed abandoned and Landlord shall have the right to tak.e legal title to sarnf=:: rJ.r to c.Hs-pose of san1(\ at ··rerl(.:.r1fs cost a.ncl expense, \\?ithou.t. h1rther notice to Tenant. Tenant, at its expense, shall repair any and aH damage to the Property and/or the Building caused or revealed by the ~~~-~.rrns :-0111t) ... l<~.-"t l'\f r..::~n-~o"')'../0::! h':~ ~n . . ·1-~~1} l,._~.._.,._,.,J,~ f~x··f-qr-:)" n-r ()1hr.,~, re~-,.-..n.,r::~ ! ()f t1·~-·clr-~ 1., ... w.~ -'-·~•>..,M ,..S, Tenant a~, described in this S(,"t'.tion 11.03; such repair shaH indude the , ·c;..,~J.J_,.,. 1 .,.-.., • ...._ ... f..;.. .!i...J..,( '.\., -._:.,._. -•·· " Jo.\. .... \.. \ \..•~ -.,.) •. \.. •• ,.'I.~-•) 0 1.~)•• _,.,._. } ' ) ,.... '-•.,.~ tenant 1.mprovements would bdong h) Plaintiff and not IHH as a result of the tern1i11at.io.n o.f the lease. l.n IHffs pleadings in the bankruptcy action, annexed to Defondant"s movi.ngpapers, Ilil1 did 11ot list as a.11 asset ar1y interest in tl1e lease or ar1y ter1ar1t irnprcrve111e11ts to 1he subject property. Nofa"tbly, Defondant herein is listed as a creditor in IHI-rs bankruptcy filing. amendment is patently without merit. [* 3] 3 of 5 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 09/21/2020 03:27 PM 64 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 64 DOC. NO. INDEX 609514/2017 NO. 609514/2017 INDEX NO. RECEIVED NYSCEF: NYSCEF: 09/21/2020 • ·r 1 reasurer s ·t • ' · of'. rne · v1orn.t10n · k"mg m ' ta ·• • · . rn.onal ·' · t. · case constitutes · tins I'.kect- m a..'1 'l.mconstw opposition papers, to suggest that the issuance of a Treasurer's Deed would constitute a u.nconsfautional. rt is \Veil-settled that such is not the case, and therefore the application e.g. Facc:hin v Pekich, 232 A.Dold 447 (2d. Dept 1996). aetior1 or defense sh.all ·be: established su.iJlc.ie11tly· to ·\:va,r.rant ths:-: court as a 1Ytatter of h~\V ftmdamentaL The party moving fbr surmrmry judgment "bears the initial burden of defeat a summary judgrnent motion". Fresh _i\,1eadows Country Club ·v. Lake Success, De:fendant asserts that there are no triable issues of fact in that the taxes in received) and the propeity was properly deeded to Defendant . Defendant notes that and does n<)t dispute the vaEJity of the tax lien sale. [* 4] 4 of 5 INDEX INDEX NO. NO. 609514/2017 609514/2017 FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 09/21/2020 03:27 PM NYSCEF DOC. DOC. NO. NO. 64 64 RECEIVED NYSCEF: NYSCEF: 09/21/2020 09/21/2020 ·basis to i11~I,llid.ate the .-rreasttrer ~ s f)eed . Secon_d~ as .Plai11tiff) s rnot.lo.n. to a.rnencl the t()r su1n111ary ju.(ig111e.nt. Pl<Jintiff has fciile<.l to Of>pose the 111otio11 011 valid le.gal grotrnds ar1d tbereD:.rre the r11oticn1 111tist be gra11tecL hereby clenied 111 1ts e:.rrtircty;, an.d_ it is f'urtht:r ENTERED Sep 21 2020 NASSAU COUNTY COUNTY CLERK"S OFFICE [* 5] 5 of 5

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