Main Street Building Partnership v. Hernandez

OPINION OF THE COURT

Scott Fairgrieve, J.

Petitioner has been awarded a warrant of eviction and a default judgment against the respondent for $2,171.67. The *207petitioner is now requesting a judgment of attorney’s fees for $750, although the petitioner was represented by the general partner of Main Street Building Partnership, Mr. Samuel I. Glass. The issue before the court is whether a general partnership can be awarded attorney’s fees when it is represented in a landlord-tenant matter by one of the general partners.

Provision 53 of the lease between petitioner and the respondent provides: “Tenant…