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Civil Court Has Discretion To Stay Warrant of Eviction
Errigo v. Diomede
NYLJ 1/31/07, p. 23, col. 1
Civil Court, Kings Cty
(Heymann, J.)
In landlord's holdover proceeding, tenant sought a stay of execution of the warrant of eviction to allow tenant additional time to relocate. The court granted the motion, holding that Civil Court had discretion to stay execution of the warrant even beyond the six-month statutory stay period.
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