§ 5. Evictions. 1. So long as the tenant continues to pay the rent to\nwhich the landlord is entitled, no tenant shall be removed from any\nhousing accommodation with respect to which a maximum rent is in effect\npursuant to this act by action to evict or to recover possession, by\nexclusion from possession, or otherwise, nor shall any person attempt\nsuch removal or exclusion from possession notwithstanding the fact that\nthe tenant has no lease or that his lease, or other rental agreement has\nexpired or otherwise terminated, notwithstanding any contract, lease\nagreement or obligation heretofore or hereafter entered into which\nprovides for surrender of possession, or which otherwise provides\ncontrary hereto, except on one or more of the following grounds, or\nunless the landlord has obtained a certificate of eviction pursuant to\nsubdivision two of this section:\n (a) the tenant is violating a substantial obligation of his tenancy\nother than the obligation to surrender possession of such housing\naccommodation and has failed to cure such violation after written notice\nby the landlord that the violation cease within ten days, or within the\nthree month period immediately prior to the commencement of the\nproceeding the tenant has wilfully violated such an obligation\ninflicting serious and substantial injury to the landlord; or\n (b) the tenant is committing or permitting a nuisance in such housing\naccommodation; or is maliciously or by reason of gross negligence\nsubstantially damaging the housing accommodations; or his conduct is\nsuch as to interfere substantially with the comfort or safety of the\nlandlord or of other tenants or occupants of the same or other adjacent\nbuilding or structure; or\n (c) occupancy of the housing accommodations by the tenant is illegal\nbecause of the requirements of law, and the landlord is subject to civil\nor criminal penalties therefor, or both; or\n (d) the tenant is using or permitting such housing accommodation to be\nused for an immoral or illegal purpose; or\n (e) the tenant who had a written lease or other written rental\nagreement which terminates on or after May first, nineteen hundred\nfifty, has refused upon demand of the landlord to execute a written\nextension or renewal thereof for a further term of like duration not in\nexcess of one year but otherwise on the same terms and conditions as the\nprevious lease except in so far as such terms and conditions are\ninconsistent with this act; or\n (f) the tenant has unreasonably refused the landlord access to the\nhousing accommodations for the purpose of making necessary repairs or\nimprovements required by law or for the purpose of inspection or of\nshowing the accommodations to a prospective purchaser, mortgagee or\nprospective mortgagee, or other person having a legitimate interest\ntherein; provided, however, that in the latter event such refusal shall\nnot be ground for removal or eviction if such inspection or showing of\nthe accommodations is contrary to the provisions of the tenant's lease\nor other rental agreement.\n 2. No tenant shall be removed or evicted on grounds other than those\nstated in subdivision one of this section unless on application of the\nlandlord the commission shall issue an order granting a certificate of\neviction in accordance with its rules and regulations, designed to\neffectuate the purposes of this act, permitting the landlord to pursue\nhis remedies at law. The commission shall issue such an order whenever\nit finds that:\n (a) the landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession of a\nhousing accommodation because of immediate and compelling necessity for\nhis or her own personal use and occupancy as his or her primary\nresidence or for the use and occupancy of his or her immediate family as\ntheir primary residence; provided, however, this subdivision shall\npermit recovery of only one housing accommodation and shall not apply\nwhere a member of the household lawfully occupying
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