Legal Opinion

Hoya Saxa, Inc. v. Gowan

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided March 20, 1991PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*192OPINION OF THE COURT

2Per curiam

Final judgment entered November 14, 1988 reversed, without costs, and a new trial is ordered.

In this summary nonpayment proceeding against a tenant who had participated in a rent strike against the landlord, the trial court erred in rejecting, on the grounds of relevance and lack of foundation, tenant’s offer in evidence of a computer printout of all violations of record placed against the building in which the subject premises are located to support his defense of breach of the warranty of habitability.

Multiple Dwelling Law § 328 (3) provides: "In any action or proceeding…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sunhill Water Corp. v. Water Resources CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
  2. Tischler v. Key One Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979

4Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mayfair York L. L. C. v. ZimmermanCivil Court of the City of New York · 1999

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