Action for use and occupation

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New York Code › Act RPP › Article 7 › Section 220

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§ 220. Action for use and occupation. The landlord may recover a\nreasonable compensation for the use and occupation of real property, by\nany person, under an agreement, not made by deed; and a parol lease or\nother agreement may be used as evidence of the amount to which he is\nentitled.\n

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