Turquoise Realty Corp. v. Burke

In this summary proceeding for non-payment of rent the tenants admit their failure to pay but allege that the landlord converted the security deposited, and seek judgment for the difference between the unpaid rent and the security. The tenants also deny the right of the landlord to collect for the submetered items of water and electric current. The Appellate Division has ruled adversely to the tenants’ claim on that branch of the case. (Bush Terminal Buildings Co. v. Schwartz, 241 App. Div. 872. See, also, Picket, “ The Legal Status of the Submeterer of Electric Current,” 37 Col. L. Rev. 227,…