Thornton Burns Owners, Inc. v. Navas

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Possessory final judgment unanimously affirmed without costs.

Nonpossessory final judgment unanimously modified by reducing the amount of the award to the sum of $3,050; as so modified, affirmed without costs.

The final judgment awarding landlord possession and arrears based on tenants’ nonpayment of maintenance is affirmed. Contrary to tenants’ contention, their unauthorized deposits into landlord’s bank account did not constitute payment. “ ‘[P]ayment’ connotes tender by the debtor with the intention to satisfy the debt coupled with its acceptance as…