Tenant Caused Fires in Apartment

December 1, 2006

LVT Number: 19324

Landlord sued to evict tenant based on repeated objectionable conduct. The court ruled for landlord after a trial. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant had caused two separate fires in his apartment. One of the fires happened when tenant left a lit stove unattended. Tenant's conduct created a nuisance and posed a substantial risk to other tenants and landlord's property. Landlord could evict tenant.

Landlord sued to evict tenant based on repeated objectionable conduct. The court ruled for landlord after a trial. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant had caused two separate fires in his apartment. One of the fires happened when tenant left a lit stove unattended. Tenant's conduct created a nuisance and posed a substantial risk to other tenants and landlord's property. Landlord could evict tenant.

107-109 E. 88th St. LLC v. Nowillo: NYLJ, 11/28/06, p. 30, col. 1 (App. T. 1 Dept.; McKeon, PJ, McCooe, Schoenfeld, JJ)

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