Legal Opinion
St. James Court, L. L. C. v. Booker
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided February 24, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Delores J. Thomas, J.
*694This nonpayment proceeding was commenced after service of a notice of petition and petition. Respondent submitted an answer through an attorney. Thereafter respondent submitted an original notice of motion seeking: (1) leave to amend the answer to include an affirmative defense that the subject apartment is an illegal dwelling, (2) to state more precisely the grounds for respondent’s traverse claim, (3) dismissing the petition with prejudice and barring petitioner from collecting rent for any period for which there is no certificate of occupancy for…
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