B.N. Realty Associates v. Lichtenstein

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Norma Ruiz, J.), entered March 8, 2011, to the extent appealed from, after a nonjury trial, dismissing plaintiff landlord’s complaint against defendant-respondent tenant (defendant) with prejudice, and dismissing defendant’s counterclaims, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the judgment vacated, the complaint and the counterclaims reinstated, except for the counterclaims for sanctions and attorneys’ fees, and the matter remanded for further proceedings consistent herewith.

The IAS court properly denied plaintiff’s motion in limine. On a…