Landlord sues for proceeds of Lennon suit action

A New York City landlord has sued the gallery that auctioned the suit John Lennon wore on the cover of the Beatles’ Abbey Road album, trying to get at the proceeds to satisfy a rent debt.

Braswell Galleries was told before the January 1 sale that a court had determined in 2009 that seller Biond Fury – a psychic and memorabilia collector - owed more than $21,000 in rent for his former Manhattan apartment, according to landlord Mark Arrow’s lawsuit, filed Tuesday in a Manhattan state court.