The law abhors a forfeiture.  Where a landlord invokes a lease provision entitling it to unilaterally prematurely end the term of the lease unless the tenant cures an alleged lease default within a prescribed time, the notice by which such right is exercised, referred to as a "notice of default" or "notice to cure," will be strictly construed against the landlord. Lake Anne Realty Corp. v. Sibley, 154 A.D.2d 349, 545 N.Y.S.2d 828 (2d Dept. 1989).