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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Payne v. Rivera, 28 Misc. 3d 469 (2010)

Citation
Payne v. Rivera, 28 Misc. 3d 469 (2010)
Parent Document
Payne v. Rivera, 28 Misc. 3d 469 (2010)
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Effective Date
2010-05-14

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Summary judgment must be “denied if any party shall show facts sufficient to require a trial of any issue of fact.” (CPLR 3212 [b].) Here, there are issues of fact which must be tried. For example, respondents assert both as a defense and as a counterclaim that petitioner brought this proceeding to retaliate against them for lodging complaints about, among other things, a lack of heat; however, petitioner avers that respondents destroyed the heating system. For another example, respondents assert as both a defense and a counterclaim that petitioner breached the warranty of habitability,1 yet petitioner avers that respondents prevented her from making repairs. The court may not resolve these disputes on motion papers.