Legal Opinion

Realty v. Calixte

Civil Court of the City of New York

Decided August 7, 1998PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rolando T. Acosta, J.

In this summary proceeding, respondent tenant moves for, inter alia, an order vacating the final judgment and warrant of eviction, dismissing the petition, and restoring respondent to possession of the subject premises, on the ground that the five-day rent demand notice which served as a predicate for the *82nonpayment petition violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 USC § 1692 et seq. [FDCPA]). The motion requires the court to resolve a significant issue in the field of landlord and tenant law: whether a written rent demand which violates…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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  3. City of New York v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. 423 South Salina Street, Inc. v. City of SyracuseNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. Flanagan v. Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1986

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3Cited by6 opinions

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