Tenants Without Elevator Service for Over a Year

Tenants sued landlord in housing court to get building repairs done. Landlord and tenants signed a settlement agreement in court. Landlord agreed to repair the elevator. The court later gave landlord an extension of time to comply with the agreement. Landlord later asked the court for a further extension of time to comply with the order. The court ruled against landlord. Landlord appealed and lost. The court properly denied landlord’s last-minute request for more time. Landlord’s failure to comply with the settlement agreement had already caused tenants on the fourth and fifth floors of landlord’s building to be without elevator service for one-and-a-half years after signing the agreement.

Becker v. Moskowitz: NYLJ, 4/30/09, p. 36, col. 1 (App. T. 1 Dept.; McKeon, PJ, Davis, Schoenfeld, JJ)