Rent Demand Sought More Than SCRIE Tenant's Share of Rent
LVT Number: #27339
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that she was responsible for paying only $562 per month because she received SCRIE benefits. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. Landlord’s rent demand didn’t present a good faith approximation of what tenant owed because it sought $4,000. This was much more than what tenant actually had to pay given her SCRIE status. So the rent demand was defective and the case must be dismissed.
486 Ninth Avenue LLC v. Londono: Index No. 58345/2016, NYLJ No. 1202769057515 (Civ. Ct. NY; 9/26/16; Stoller, J)