Roosevelt Island Associates v. Donald

OPINION OF THE COURT

Final judgment entered October 4, 2002 affirmed, without costs.

Tenant occupies a section 8 housing unit on Roosevelt Island. At issue in this nonpayment proceeding is landlord’s claim for unpaid utility charges. The record shows that in 1990, the New York City Housing Development Corporation, the section 8 administrator for the Roosevelt Island project, approved an amendment for each tenant’s lease providing, in part, as follows: “Landlord shall provide electricity to the Tenant on a sub-metered basis . . . Tenant shall be billed monthly by the Landlord for the electricity…