Zara Realty Holding Corp. v. Espinal

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bernard S. Greenbaum, J.

Respondent was lawfully evicted July 21, 1994. On July 22, *2431994, posteviction, the respondent moved by order to show cause for an order, among other relief, restoring respondent to possession of the subject premises on the ground that the failure to pay rent was occasioned by the Department of Social Services’ failure to make the rent payments to petitioner. The respondent is a recipient of relief available pursuant to Jiggetts v Grinker (75 NY2d 411) from the Department of Social Services. The respondent claims she defaulted through no fault of…