In Farash v. Sykes Datatronics, Inc. (59 NY2d 500, 452 N.E.2d 1245, 465 NYS2d 917 [1983]), plaintiff was entitled to seek recovery against defendant for unjust enrichment for the value of the work plaintiff performed in reliance on statements by and at the request of defendant. Plaintiff and defendant entered an agreement for defendant to lease plaintiff's building, and for plaintiff to complete its renovation and make certain modifications on an expedited basis. Defendant, however, never signed any contract and never occupied the building. The Court's decision was based, in part, on the theory that "plaintiff may recover for those expenditures he made in reliance on defendant's representations . . . and that he otherwise would not have made."