Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, the petition is granted, and the arbitration is stayed.
The respondent failed to comply with a condition precedent under the arbitration provision of the parties' construction contract. Thus, the Supreme Court should have granted the petition to stay arbitration (see Matter of Lakeland Fire Dist. v East Area Gen. Contrs., Inc.,
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