Bunny Realty v. Miller

In Bunny Realty v. Miller (180 AD2d 460 [1st dept. 1992]) the Appellate Division of this department interpreted an identical lease provision to be broad enough to support an award of legal fees for any reason, including breach of a lease. The only limitation on the landlord was that the ultimate result had to be the re-taking of possession or the re-renting of the apartment. The court stated: "...This clause is sufficiently broad to allow the landlord to procure counsel fees for any reason, including breach of lease, so long as the ultimate result would be to take possession or re-rent the apartment."