Legal Opinion
Davar Holdings, Inc. v. Cohen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 2, 1938PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Malley, J.
The principal question involved is whether a tenant in a multiple dwelling, after his landlord has failed to comply with orders of the New York city tenement house department under sections 78 and 80 of the Multiple Dwelling Law, may, himself, comply and counterclaim for the reasonable value of the work in summary proceedings for non-payment of rent.
The tenant, an attorney, entered into a written lease November 8, 1935, with the landlord’s predecessor in title of an apartment in a multiple dwelling for a period of one year, ending October 31, 1936. The tenant agreed to take good care of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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