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Kanner v. West 15th Street Owners, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 27, 1997
236 A.D.2d 341 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

February 27, 1997.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Stephen Crane, J.), entered on or about October 11, 1995, which denied plaintiffs motion for, inter alia, a Yellowstone injunction enjoining defendant cooperative corporation from terminating her proprietary lease based upon her failure to pay certain assessments, and tolling and staying her time to cure same during the pendency of her action for breach of the warranty of habitability, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Before: Milonas, J.P., Ellerin, Nardelli and Tom, JJ.


The motion court properly denied plaintiffs request for Yellowstone relief as unnecessary in view of the 10-day cure period available in RPAPL 753 (4) should defendant commence a summary proceeding based upon plaintiffs failure to pay the assessments ( see, Post v 120 E. End Ave. Corp., 62 NY2d 19, 27). Denial of plaintiffs request to stay her obligation to pay the subject assessments pending determination of her action for breach of warranty of habitability was also proper, where withholding the assessments would jeopardize the funding for the construction project that is necessary to save the building from sinking. Should it be determined in the underlying action that plaintiff has been over-assessed, or is entitled to an abatement, a monetary adjustment can be made at that point.


Summaries of

Kanner v. West 15th Street Owners, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 27, 1997
236 A.D.2d 341 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

Kanner v. West 15th Street Owners, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:FAITH S. KANNER, Appellant, v. WEST 15TH STREET OWN ERS, INC., Respondent…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Feb 27, 1997

Citations

236 A.D.2d 341 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
653 N.Y.S.2d 600

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