Graham Court Owners Corp. v. Powell

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order dated July 3, 2003 modified to sever tenant’s fifth counterclaim and to remand it to Civil Court for further proceedings, and to deny as moot that part of tenant’s motion seeking leave to conduct discovery in connection with the counterclaim; as modified, order affirmed, without costs.

The court’s discretionary grant of the tenant’s motion to amend her initial, pro se answer to include a counterclaim based upon the landlord’s alleged violation of federal lead paint disclosure requirements (see 42 USC § 4851 et seq.; 24 CFR part 35) was consistent with the general rule…