Apartment Conditions Warranted Rent Abatement

November 28, 2016

LVT Number: #27348

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed to pay by a certain date and landlord agreed to make repairs. Tenant obtained several delays from the court after signing the settlement stipulation and then asked the court to vacate the agreement. The court ruled for tenant. Tenant had signed the agreement while unaware of her right to a rent abatement for some of the apartment conditions. Tenant also had agreed to make some of the repairs herself.

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed to pay by a certain date and landlord agreed to make repairs. Tenant obtained several delays from the court after signing the settlement stipulation and then asked the court to vacate the agreement. The court ruled for tenant. Tenant had signed the agreement while unaware of her right to a rent abatement for some of the apartment conditions. Tenant also had agreed to make some of the repairs herself. And landlord still hadn’t made repairs to the apartment. The court vacated the judgment and eviction warrant. The case was put back on the court’s calendar.

 
Women in Need, Inc. v. Allen: Index No. 14693/2015, NYLJ No 1202769249942 (Civ. Ct. Bronx; 9/21/16; Asforis, J)

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