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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 223-b

Citation
Section 223-b
Parent Document
Baer v. Huggins, 41 Misc. 3d 605 (2013)
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Effective Date
2013-08-08

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As noted above, Mr. Huggins did not file a written answer, and the only defense he raised at the pretrial conference was that his lease was still in effect. He did not raise a retaliatory eviction defense until he began to testify on the first day of trial. Because retaliatory eviction must be asserted as an affirmative defense, the court may consider that defense, therefore, only if Mr. Huggins’ answer is amended to include it as such.