Legal Opinion
Katurah Corp. v. Wells
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided June 16, 1982PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Final judgment entered September 14, 1981 is modified to the extent of awarding landlord a money judgment in the sum of $39.79 and, as so modified, is affirmed, without costs.
Does the willful refusal of a landlord to make necessary repairs give rise to a right on the part of a tenant to have the repairs made and to set off the reasonable cost of those repairs against rent claimed? In Jackson v Rivera (65 Misc 2d 468), and Amanuensis, Ltd. v Brown (65 Misc 2d 15), the court (Sandler, J.) answered that question in the affirmative (see, also, Garcia v Freeland Realty, 63 Misc…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Amanuensis, Ltd. v. BrownCivil Court of the City of New York · 1971
- Jackson v. RiveraCivil Court of the City of New York · 1971
- Garcia v. Freeland Realty, Inc.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1970
- McKownville Fire District v. Bryn Mawr BookshopAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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