Flobar Realty Corp. v. Rodin

The petitioner herein, the landlord of the premises located at 225 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, seeks an order for summary judgment pursuant to rule 113 of the Rules of Civil Practice, and prays for (a) final order of possession and (b) money judgment for rent arrears from June, 1960.

The tenant, a statutory tenant, is an attorney occupying office space for the practice of his profession in the aforesaid building. The answer interposed by him contains a general denial and, inter alia, a counterclaim for $1,380 based on an alleged unreasonable diminution of services, namely, a refusal to…