Gazdo Properties Corp. v. Lava

OPINION OF THE COURT

Margaret Taylor, J.

The issue to be determined in this case is whether, pursuant *829to the Multiple Dwelling Law and the Housing Maintenance Code (HMC; Administrative Code of City of New York, tit 27, ch 2), the owners of individual condominium units or the board of managers (and managing agent) of a condominium building are responsible for correcting violations inside individual condominium units. For the reasons set forth below, the court finds that an owner of a condominium unit is an owner as defined by the relevant statutes and is, therefore, responsible for the…