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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

601 West 160 Realty Corp. v. Henry, 183 Misc. 2d 666 (2000)

Citation
601 West 160 Realty Corp. v. Henry, 183 Misc. 2d 666 (2000)
Parent Document
601 West 160 Realty Corp. v. Henry, 183 Misc. 2d 666 (2000)
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Effective Date
2000-02-09

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The Appellate Term, First Department, has ruled that since the statute expressly provides that a retaliatory eviction defense will not relieve the tenant of the obligation to pay rent, it may not be interposed as an affirmative defense or counterclaim in a nonpayment proceeding. (390 W. End Assocs. v Raiff, 166 Misc 2d 730, 734 [App Term, 1st Dept 1995], supra.) The facts presented to the Appellate Term in 390 W. End Assocs. v Raiff, and the above-cited cases that the Appellate Term, First Department, relied upon, are inapposite to the facts presented herein as the tenants in all of those proceedings admittedly owed rent. The undisputed facts in the instant nonpayment proceedings are that respondent Henry was current in his rental payments, and the retaliatory eviction defense was not interposed to relieve the tenant of the obligation to pay rent.