Iago Realty Corp. v. Marmin Garage Corp.

The plaintiff moves for summary judgment in an action for rent for the months of April, May, June, July and August, 1945, at the rate of $460 per month. Plaintiff has received on account only $200, which is a portion of the April rent.

The defendant contends that the plaintiff has forfeited the right to recover any of this rent because it did not until August 7, 1945, furnish a statement to the defendant, as required by section 3 of chapter 315 of the Laws of 1945 showing the amount of the “ emergency rent ” to be paid by the defendant. That section became law March 28, 1945. Under it the…