The evening world., 1920-10-07
GALLS25 TENANTS
TO GREENE COUNTY
NEVICTION FIGHT
81.
Carvel Court Realty Co. Takes
This Move to Keep Case
From City Trial. a
CAPITAL STOCK OF
CARVEL CO., $500

porated early this year.
-the incorporation papers being
diled with the Clerk OF New York
County Feb. %. 1920. Henry NJ
r. Goodman Of No. 277 Broadway
was counsel OF record.
The capital stock is $500, the
stockholders being David Follen-
I, der Of NO. 42s Palisade Avenie,
Jersey city N. j.: Harry s. Rel
ter OF NO. 100 81. Nichoias Ave-
nue., New York City, and David
s. Eigot OF Eastchester, Bronx.
N. T., each subscribing for two
shares Of stock at 500 for each
share. These three stockholders
are also directors for the frst
year.
The twenty-five tenants OF No. so
st. Nicholas Avenue who have been
summoned to the Supreme Court Of
Greene County in rent proceedings
will not 30 there II they can help It.
Their lawyer. Julius VI. RosalslSy,
who is also a tenant, said to-day that
he will so 70 Greene County when
the case is reached and will ask for
a change OF venue to New York City.
alleging that tho trip 20 Greene
County would be an unnecessary in
convenience TO tenants who must
testify.
The case was brought In Greene
County at Tannersville," said Ro-
satisfy. con the plea that Tanners
vile Is the main place OF business Of
tho Carvel Realty Company, the
owners. But l learn that tho GER
tihcate 20 that effect was not filed
until after tho suit had been start
ed. Probably tho case will not reach
trial until December"
Sigmond Jonas has lived for thir-
teen years in the apartment house. a
dngy seven-story building which has
stood thore for quarter OF n cen-
tury. II is one 81 tho typical houses
OF It's period, "modcrnized" to the OK
tent OF an elevator and a telephone
switchboard-one operator Tor the
two jobs.
Jonas Is ono Of the twenty five ten
ants who have been summoned. 10
F snow cause why they should not sub
init TO rent Increases amounting, IL
Is alleged. TO about 20 per cent
81 have hvc rooms" Jonas told an
Evening World reporter this morn
ing. MY rent is $3.50 a year and tho
now owners tell me must pay 3i,1OO
or get outt Tenants who have six
rooms are paying 1920 and are told
10 pay $1,000 or get out. ono OF those
did get out and tho apartment he
occupied at $3.50 has been leased to
new tenant at $500"
All tho tenants, Jonas aaid. re-
ccived letters from the now owners
IN March announcing the purchase OF
tho property, protesting a desire 20
give the Same good service" that
tenants had constantly enjoyed, and
adding that II was necessary 20 find
out at once whether the tenants de-
sired 10 renew their leases or not.
Replies were demanded not later
than April 2. which was less than
two weeks. IL was stated that II an
swers were not received the owners
would assume that the apartments
would be vacant on Oct. ! and leases
would be given TO new tenants &C
cordingly
A second letter was received by each
tenant On April %. Mr.. Jonas said,
giviag each occupant until April 80
Five months notice"-to sign the new
leases at the Increased rentals. and
warning them to start looking Tor
new quarters II they did not intend TO
accept the terms offered.
The tenants selected one OF their
own number, julius II. Rosansky. a
lawyer, 20 act as their counsel Ro-
sansSy Ia in better position than tho
other tenants, for he is one OF the
three or four who had longer leases,
which do not expire uutil next Oc-
toh,r. He conferred with tho lawyer
for the owning company Harry
Oshri1, No. 2I7 Broadway. who ia also
reported TO be one OF the owners Ro-
sansky suggested a compromise and
the tenants say Oshrn's reply was:
"Not a cent less than the terms Of
ieTed."
Oshrin said to-day the case had
been instituted In Greene County ir
order 10 keep IL out OF the New
York municipal courts and to make
a tess of the question whether The
Legislature can nudity a CONTRACT
The tenants, claiming that tney
signed the new leases under duress
acted together. on oct. 1, gendinl
checks for the old rental. The checks
were returned 10 them and the court
action followed
Lawyers say that II the tenants do
mlnd IL the cases can be transferred
from Greene County back 70 New
York.
Jonas said the new leases contain
clauses more stringent than any he
had ever seen. one clause provides
that the tenants shall make an re-
pairs at their own expense Auu,u,I
provides that the landlord may dis
continue the telephone service With
out notice whenever be pleases.
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