Robinson v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Alice Schlesinger, J.

Cynthia Robinson, petitioner, has been a tenant at 10 *1008Waterside Plaza since 1982. Since that time she has occupied a studio apartment on the nineteenth floor. On January 25, 1990, Ms. Robinson became the owner of a tiny Maltese dog. In October of 1990, because of a complaint from a neighbor about a barking dog, Waterside management took steps to remove the dog.

On October 12, 1990 Neil Walsh, assistant manager of Waterside’s managing agents, sent Ms. Robinson a letter telling her that the possession of the dog was a violation of her lease and had to be…