Hirschmann v. Hassapoyannes

OPINION OF THE COURT

Emily Jane Goodman, J.

This action and third-party action arise from a decision of the board of a cooperative apartment building to withdraw its approval of the sale of a unit to a disabled individual, upon the individual’s request for a reasonable accommodation for his disability. The seller of the cooperative apartment brought this action, seeking a declaration that she is entitled under the contract of sale to keep the buyer’s deposit, in light of the cooperative board’s decision. In the third-party action, the buyer is alleging that the cooperative board discriminated…