In view of plaintiff’s recovery of rent arrears and our dismissal of those counterclaims sounding in tort, the award of attorney’s fees to defendant cannot stand. Real Property Law § 234 affords the tenant a reciprocal right to attorney’s fees where the lease contains a provision entitling the landlord to their recovery. However, to support such an award, the judgment must be substantially favorable to the tenant (Lynch v Leibman, 177 AD2d 453). In this Court’s view, neither party can claim to have prevailed in this litigation, just as neither can claim to have been merely the hapless victim of the other’s combative litigation style. Concur — Nardelli, J. P., Rubin, Tom and Mazzarelli, JJ.