Steltzer v. Spesaison

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bruce J. Gould, J.

The owner of this two-family attached house sued for monthly arrears of $650 for February and March 1994 for this 31/2-room ground floor apartment. Alanna Zuckerberg-Spesaison, the only respondent to appear, claimed breach of the warranty of habitability for petitioner’s failure to remove the snow from her walkway, failure to provide adequate heat, a leak and falling plaster in the living room and intrusion into the apartment without permission. The respondents surrendered the premises prior to trial.

After trial the court awards a monetary judgment for…