Legal Opinion
Herrmann v. Coletti
Cohoes City Court
Decided June 29, 2017Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Thomas Marcelle, J.
*1149This is a small claims action for payment of rent, but it is really much more; it’s a case involving winding facts, complex law and some clever lawyering.
Defendants Christin Colétti and Jack Valente (tenants) rented 8 Avalon Court in Loudonville, NY from Lisa Waters of York, Maine. Tenants just wanted to pay their rent, enjoy their home and live peacefully. Things were fine for about six months until plaintiff Richard Herrmann notified the tenants that they should pay him the rent and not Waters. Herrmann told the tenants that Waters had signed a debt…
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