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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Graham Court Owner's Corp. v. Taylor, 115 A.D.3d 50 (2014)

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Graham Court Owner's Corp. v. Taylor, 115 A.D.3d 50 (2014)
Parent Document
Graham Court Owner's Corp. v. Taylor, 115 A.D.3d 50 (2014)
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Effective Date
2014-01-21

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*54On May 14, 2007, the landlord commenced this summary holdover proceeding in Civil Court alleging that the tenant had continued in possession without the landlord’s permission beyond the date set forth in the notice of termination. In its petition, the landlord sought, among other things, an award of possession of the premises and “legal fees in the amount of $3,000.” The tenant filed an answer asserting a defense of retaliatory eviction under Real Property Law § 223-b and counterclaims for attorneys’ fees and damages. With respect to the alleged alterations to the apartment, the tenant claimed that the “performance or installation of the alleged work described in the petition [did] not violate the lease between the parties” and that such work “was performed to remedy hazardous conditions existing in the subject premises.”