Trial Needed on Fees Due Landlord

December 1, 1997

LVT Number: 11920

Landlord sued to evict tenant. The court ruled for landlord and awarded it $350 in attorney's fees. Landlord appealed, claiming that this wasn't enough. The appeals court ruled for landlord and sent the case back for a new trial to determine the reasonable value of attorney's fees. Landlord would then be allowed to submit proof of the value of attorney's services, which wasn't previously in the court's record.

Landlord sued to evict tenant. The court ruled for landlord and awarded it $350 in attorney's fees. Landlord appealed, claiming that this wasn't enough. The appeals court ruled for landlord and sent the case back for a new trial to determine the reasonable value of attorney's fees. Landlord would then be allowed to submit proof of the value of attorney's services, which wasn't previously in the court's record.

87-20 Apartment Corp. v. Outlaw: NYLJ, p. 32, col. 4 (11/4/97) (App. T. 2 Dept; Kassoff, PJ, Aronin, Chetta, JJ)

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