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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Gentile v. 2400 Johnson Ave. Owner, Inc., 2024 NY Slip Op 00863 (2024)

Citation
Gentile v. 2400 Johnson Ave. Owner, Inc., 2024 NY Slip Op 00863 (2024)
Parent Document
Gentile v. 2400 Johnson Ave. Owner, Inc., 2024 NY Slip Op 00863 (2024)
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Effective Date
2024-02-20

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Plaintiffs, who are shareholders in defendant cooperative, stated a cause of action for retaliation under Real Property Law § 223-b by pleading that the board defendants issued a notice of default just five weeks after plaintiffs complained about the quality of the water in their apartments (Real Property Law § 223-b[1] ["[n]o landlord . . . shall serve a notice to quit upon any tenant . . . in retaliation for" good-faith complaints regarding health, safety, the warranty of habitability, or the duty to repair or "[a]ctions taken in good faith . . . to secure or enforce any rights" under to the lease, the warranty of habitability, or the duty to repair]).