Ficker v. Diefenbach

Defendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiff entered in a Forcible Entry and Detainer (FED) proceeding. 1 Plaintiff has not appeared in this court.

Commencing in October, 1971, defendant rented, on a month-to-month basis, a house owned by plaintiff. The chimney on the house had a crack in it as a result of the Columbus Day storm in 1962. Starting October 1, 1972, and on each October 1 through October 1, 1976, defendant sent a letter to plaintiff complaining of the cracked chimney, stating that it constituted a fire danger. The assessed value of the property for tax purposes was increased to…