Court of Appeals of New York
IN THE MATTER OF NOTRE DAME LEASING, LLC, 48
A social services tenant who refuses to pay rent to his landlord cannot invoke the Social Services Law section 143-b(5) defense whenever there is a qualifying violation in her building; the "public welfare department" - here, the Human Resources Administration - must first withhold its share of the rent payments on that basis.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/11/2004
- Published 05/11/2004
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- Court of Appeals of New York