Minjak Co. v. Randolph

In July of 1983 petitioner landlord commenced the within summary nonpayment proceeding against respondents Randolph and Kikuchi, tenants of a loft space on the fourth floor of petitioner’s building on West 20th Street in Manhattan, alleging nonpayment of rent since July 1981. The tenants’ answer set forth as affirmative defenses that because they were unable to use two thirds of the loft space due to the landlord’s renovations and other conditions, they were entitled to an abatement of two thirds of the rent, and that as to the remaining one-third space, they were entitled to a further rent…