Pignatello v. Dutchess Knolls, Inc.

Lillian Pignatello, Respondent,

against

Dutchess Knolls, Inc., Appellant.

Appeal from a judgment of the Justice Court of the Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County (Robert J. Rahemba, J.), entered June 27, 2014. The judgment, after a nonjury trial, awarded plaintiff the principal sum of $1,260.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff commenced this small claims action against defendant, her former landlord, to recover the principal sum of $1,260, representing her security deposit. Defendant sought to withhold $649 of the deposit for repairs made after plaintiff's departure from…