Dickquist v DeCaro (2026 NY Slip Op 50246(U))
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Dickquist v DeCaro
2026 NY Slip Op 50246(U) [88 Misc 3d 1226(A)]
Decided on February 13, 2026
City Court Of Syracuse, Onondaga County
Tadros, J.
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau
pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and will not be
published in the printed Official Reports.
Decided on February 13, 2026
City Court of Syracuse, Onondaga County
Thor Dickquist,
Petitioner,
against
Rocci DeCaro and JENNIFER DECARO,
Respondents.
Index No. LT-2436-25/SY
For Petitioner: Thor Dickquist, Pro Se
For Respondents: Anthony C.
Galli, Esq.
Attorney for Rocci and Jennifer DeCaro
Galli Law, PLLC
6555 Ridings Road
Syracuse, New York 13206
Shadia Tadros, J.
Petitioner filed a Notice of Petition and Petition on October 29, 2025, pursuant to Real
Property Actions and Proceedings Law, (RPAPL) Article 7-D. RPAPL Article 7D codified as
§§ 797-797-j, known as the "Tenant Dignity and Safe Housing Act," provides a
simplified summary proceeding for tenants outside of New York City to bring actions against
landlords for habitability issues and state and local housing code violations.
Findings of Fact
Petitioner Thor Dickquist
has been a tenant at XXXXX since December 2021. Petitioner commenced this 7D proceeding
against landlords Rocci and Jennifer DeCaro seeking corrective action and repairs. His
complaints included: unsecured entryways, mold on ceiling in kitchen/bathroom/bedroom, and
that his floors are slanting; further, the crawlspace above the stairs is open, which allows heat
& A/C to escape, and he alleged the ceiling around sewer/gas pipe in bathroom is moldy and
leaks when it rains. Petitioner also alleged that the bathroom ceiling is cracking and may fall, the