OPINION OF THE COURT
MERCURE, J.
In April 1998, the Common Council of the City of Ithaca in Tompkins County enacted ordinance 98-3, which added a new chapter 177 to the City of Ithaca Municipal Code (hereinafter chapter 177). As primarily relevant to this appeal, chapter 177 provides that
"[a] special proceeding to evict a tenant from leased premises may be maintained upon the ground that the premises, or any part thereof, have been used or occupied...
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