Legal Opinion
Mannie Joseph, Inc. v. Stewart
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided July 7, 1972PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRichard S. Lane, J.
According to tenant’s testimony, her apartment is a chamber of horrors:
No heat
No gas for stove
No hot water
No running water in kitchen
Low water pressure in bathroom
Leaking pipes in bathroom
Toilet does not flush
Overhead toilet bowl breaking off from wall
Multiple cracks and holes in walls and ceilings
Ceilings and walls soggy from frequent leaks .
Broken window panes
Windows without cords to hold them open
No exterminator service
Ever-present rats and cockroaches
No superintendent
Filthy public corridors
The Housing Director of the West Harlem Community Organization corroborated everything tenant said.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Amanuensis, Ltd. v. BrownCivil Court of the City of New York · 1971
3Cited by7 opinions
- Morbeth Realty Corp. v. VelezCivil Court of the City of New York · 1973
- Parkwood Realty Co. v. MarcanoCivil Court of the City of New York · 1974
- Park West Management Corp. v. MitchellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Kipsborough Realty Corp. v. GoldbetterCivil Court of the City of New York · 1975
- Covington v. McKeiverAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1976
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