McClelland-Metz Management Inc. v. Faulk

In this summary proceeding petitioner landlord seeks to recover possession of real property for the nonpayment of rent.

The petitioner seeks rent for the month of March, 1976 in the amount of $270 plus realty tax in the amount of $3.28 and attorney’s fees in the amount of $33.

The rent and realty tax has been paid and the only issue before this court is whether the petitioner landlord is entitled to recover legal fees from the respondent tenant who is an indigent welfare recipient.

The question of legal fees in summary proceedings has come before the courts on several occasions and there have…