Legal Opinion
Parkwood Realty Co. v. Marcano
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided February 15, 1974PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBentley Kassal, J.
The only issues presented in this action for rental damages (because of the tenant’s breach of a residential lease) are whether the landlord has a duty to mitigate its damages and, if so, what steps were taken to do so.
Defendant had been in possession of an apartment under a lease, expiring September 30, 1973. He defaulted by failing to pay rent for April, 1973 and voluntarily vacated the premises in May, 1973. The landlord rerented the apartment on July 1, 1973. The only rent in issue is for the month of June since tenant’s responsibility for rent for the months of April and May is not…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- McClelland v. Climax Hosiery MillsNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Gardiner v. William S. Butler & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Becar v. . FluesNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Wright v. BaumannOregon Supreme Court · 1965
- Gruman v. Investors Diversified Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Fernandez v. VazquezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Bottijliso v. Hutchison Fruit Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
- Chin v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.New York Supreme Court · 1978
- Sommer v. KridelSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- Fanarjian v. MoskowitzNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1989
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