Firm Update No. 2025-02本所动态 2025-02 号
In re Action for Rent Arrears and Property Damage: A Secured Settlement After the Court Declined a Default追讨欠租及房屋损失诉讼：法院拒绝缺席判决后取得有保障的和解
- Practice领域
- Civil Litigation民事诉讼
- Jurisdiction管辖
- Civil Court, Queens County纽约市民事法院皇后区分院
- Our role本所角色
- Counsel to the plaintiff landlord原告业主律师
- Status进展
- Settled; dismissed with prejudice Feb. 2025已和解；2025年2月附既判效力撤案
IFacts事实
The client, an individual landlord in Queens, sued two former tenants in Civil Court in April 2023 for $45,938.49: $17,500 in unpaid rent for August 2022 through February 2023, $19,438.49 in repairs and legal fees, $500 in HPD violation charges and $1,000 in garbage fines. A companion holdover proceeding had earlier ended when the tenants left. The tenants retained counsel but answered late. The firm moved twice for a default judgment, and the tenants cross-moved.客户是皇后区的一名个人业主，于2023年4月在民事法院起诉两名前租户，追讨45,938.49美元：2022年8月至2023年2月的欠租17,500美元、维修费及律师费19,438.49美元、房屋局（HPD）违规罚款500美元及垃圾罚款1,000美元。此前一宗相关的到期不搬诉讼已因租户搬离而终结。租户委托律师后逾期答辩。本所两次申请缺席判决，租户亦提出交叉动议。
IIQuestions Presented争议问题
(1) Will a court enter a default judgment against a defendant who appears late through counsel? (2) Once the default is unavailable, how should the landlord secure payment without a trial?（一）被告经律师逾期出庭时，法院是否会作出缺席判决？（二）无法取得缺席判决后，业主应如何在不经审判的情况下确保获得付款？
IIIRelevant Law相关法律
CPLR 3012(d), 3215: extension of time to plead; compelled acceptance of late answer; default judgment; reasonable excuseCPLR 3012(d), 3215：延长答辩期限；强制接受逾期答辩；缺席判决；合理理由
CPLR 2104: binding stipulation; subscribed writing; open-court stipulationCPLR 2104：有约束力的和解协议；签署的书面文件；当庭和解
Hallock v. State of New York, 64 N.Y.2d 224 (1984): stipulation of settlement; finality of stipulations; apparent authority of counselHallock v. State of New York, 64 N.Y.2d 224 (1984)：和解协议；和解协议的终局性；律师表见代理
IVDisposition结果
The parties executed a settlement agreement and release providing for payment of $8,000 in installments, with dismissal with prejudice and a right to enter judgment for any unpaid balance. The action was marked settled and disposed in February 2025.双方签署和解及免责协议，约定分期支付8,000美元，案件附既判效力撤销，并保留就未付余额登录判决的权利。案件于2025年2月以和解结案。
Client details are withheld to protect confidentiality. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.为保护客户隐私，相关信息已隐去。过往结果不保证类似案件的结果。