Firm Update No. 2022-08本所动态 2022-08 号
In re Nonpayment Proceeding by a Suffolk County Apartment Complex: Landlord Withdraws the Petition萨福克县公寓小区欠租诉讼：业主撤回起诉
- Practice领域
- Real Estate房地产法
- Jurisdiction管辖
- District Court, Suffolk County萨福克县地区法院
- Our role本所角色
- Counsel to the tenants租户律师
- Status进展
- Petition withdrawn; disposed Sept. 30, 2022起诉撤回；2022年9月30日结案
IFacts事实
The corporate owner of a garden apartment complex in Suffolk County, represented by landlord counsel, brought a nonpayment proceeding against the clients, two tenants, in December 2021. The firm appeared for the tenants.萨福克县一个花园公寓小区的公司业主由业主方律师代理，于2021年12月对客户（两名租户）提起欠租诉讼。本所代表租户出庭。
IIQuestion Presented争议问题
What defenses are available to a tenant in a nonpayment proceeding, and how does an answer change the landlord’s calculation?欠租诉讼中租户可提出哪些抗辩？答辩如何改变业主的考量？
IIIRelevant Law相关法律
RPAPL §§ 711(2), 743: predicate rent demand; fourteen-day demand; answer; legal and equitable defenses; counterclaimsRPAPL §§ 711(2), 743：前置租金催告；十四日催告；答辩；法律及衡平抗辩；反诉
N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 235-e: notice of late rent; certified mail; condition precedentN.Y. Real Prop. Law § 235-e：逾期租金通知；挂号信；先决条件
N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 235-b: warranty of habitability; rent abatementN.Y. Real Prop. Law § 235-b：适居性保证；租金减免
IVDisposition结果
The landlord withdrew the petition, and the proceeding was marked withdrawn and disposed on September 30, 2022.业主撤回起诉，案件于2022年9月30日以撤回结案。
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。