Tenant Must Pay for Removing Appliances

April 1, 1998

LVT Number: 12203

Landlord sued tenant for $10,000 after tenant moved out of the apartment, claiming that tenant removed the refrigerator, stove, kitchen sink, and cabinets. Tenant claimed that the existing appliances needed to be replaced when he moved in and that the building superintendent gave him permission to do so. But tenant's lease stated that if landlord agreed to apartment alterations, any installations became landlord's property. The court ruled for landlord in the amount of $4,000. Under tenant's lease, he had no right to remove the substituted appliances when he moved out.

Landlord sued tenant for $10,000 after tenant moved out of the apartment, claiming that tenant removed the refrigerator, stove, kitchen sink, and cabinets. Tenant claimed that the existing appliances needed to be replaced when he moved in and that the building superintendent gave him permission to do so. But tenant's lease stated that if landlord agreed to apartment alterations, any installations became landlord's property. The court ruled for landlord in the amount of $4,000. Under tenant's lease, he had no right to remove the substituted appliances when he moved out. Although tenant said he replaced the appliances when he moved out, he offered no believable proof of this claim.

M. Rubin & Co. v. Woods: NYLJ, p. 30, col. 1 (3/4/98) (Civ. Ct. Queens; Greenbaum, J)

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