Tenant Gets Costs of Apartment Repairs

April 16, 2014

LVT Number: #25442

Tenant sued landlord in small claims court, seeking reimbursement for the cost of repairs tenant made to the apartment entrance door. The court ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed and lost. Tenant repaired the door only after landlord unsuccessfully attempted to do the repair work. So the trial court reasonably awarded tenant the $503 costs.

Tenant sued landlord in small claims court, seeking reimbursement for the cost of repairs tenant made to the apartment entrance door. The court ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed and lost. Tenant repaired the door only after landlord unsuccessfully attempted to do the repair work. So the trial court reasonably awarded tenant the $503 costs.

Wattenberg v. Lee: 42 Misc.3d 151(A), 2014 NY Slip Op 50436(U) (App. T. 1 Dept.; 3/21/14; Torres, JP, Shulman, Hunter Jr., JJ)

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