Both Landlord and Tenant Must Provide Access

April 1, 1997

LVT Number: 11341

Landlord and tenant sued each other, each one claiming that the other had locked him or her out of the building. Tenant asked to be allowed to move back into the building for a few months. Landlord asked the court to vacate a temporary order restoring tenant to possession. The court ruled that tenant could remain in possession, that landlord must give tenant a front-door key, that tenant must give landlord a key to his second-floor entrance door, and that landlord must immediately reinstall a door to tenant's room.

Landlord and tenant sued each other, each one claiming that the other had locked him or her out of the building. Tenant asked to be allowed to move back into the building for a few months. Landlord asked the court to vacate a temporary order restoring tenant to possession. The court ruled that tenant could remain in possession, that landlord must give tenant a front-door key, that tenant must give landlord a key to his second-floor entrance door, and that landlord must immediately reinstall a door to tenant's room. Although a criminal court proceeding was pending and landlord had an order of protection against tenant, this didn't bar tenant from living in the apartment.

King v. Sinclair: NYLJ, p. 29, col. 1 (3/5/97) (Civ. Ct. Bronx; Finkelstein, J)

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