Tenant's Teenage Children Engaged in Antisocial Behavior

November 1, 1996

LVT Number: 11038

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nuisance. The court ruled for landlord, and tenant appealed. The appeals court ruled against tenant. Tenant didn't take any steps to stop the continual antisocial behavior of her two teenage children. Landlord showed that they repeatedly vandalized the building's front entrance door and elevator, urinated and smoked marihuana in the hallways, verbally abused other tenants, and assaulted building staff. Their behavior substan-tially threatened the comfort and safety of others in the building.

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nuisance. The court ruled for landlord, and tenant appealed. The appeals court ruled against tenant. Tenant didn't take any steps to stop the continual antisocial behavior of her two teenage children. Landlord showed that they repeatedly vandalized the building's front entrance door and elevator, urinated and smoked marihuana in the hallways, verbally abused other tenants, and assaulted building staff. Their behavior substan-tially threatened the comfort and safety of others in the building.

Acorn Realty, L.L.C. v. Torres: NYLJ, p. 27, col. 3 (10/24/96) (App. T. 1 Dept.; McCooe, JP, Freedman, Davis, JJ)

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