Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New York

lease breach

please help...

in 1994 my family (wife and 2 children) and i moved out 6 months before lease end. the ceiling felt down twice, injuring my wife - she was taken to the hospital. since we moved out we were sued by real estate management. somehow i missed a letter from management lower in february so now i have to pay over $3,000 for lease breach.

please advise


Asked on 10/06/03, 9:31 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Stephen Loeb Law Office of Stephen R. Loeb

Re: lease breach

I'm not sure if you're saying they've sent you a claim letter or a judgment. If its a claim letter let them sue, if tis a judgment oyu need to get the judgment re-opened.

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Answered on 10/07/03, 9:37 am
Andrew Nitzberg Andrew Nitzberg & Associates

Re: lease breach

This is a difficult situation, but you will be able to deal with this constructively.

I assume the letter (from a 1994 lease today in 2003) states that a judgment has been granted. Since it was a default judgment, this is not a problem. A motion to 'vacate' the judgment followed by your defense backed up by the hospital records will win the case for you.

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Answered on 10/07/03, 12:59 pm


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