52 Misc. 2d 348 | White Plains City Court | 1966
In this action tried before me without a jury, brought by a landlord against the tenant for alleged breaches of a written lease, the landlord seeks recovery on six causes of action as follows: (1) For failure to pay rent for the months of May and June, 1964, in the amount of $430 ; (2) for breach of covenant against altering, marking, painting, drilling holes, and defacing of premises and failure to restore same to its original condition, for which the plaintiff was damaged in the sum of $1,428; (3) that since the tenant failed to restore the premises, plaintiff may recover damages against the tenant for his failure to do so; (4) for failure of tenant to pay water charges in the sum of $41.27; (5) because of defendant’s failure to repair and restore the premises, plaintiff suffered the loss of rent for the month of July, 1964, in the sum of $215; (6) that under the clauses of the lease, the landlord is entitled to attorney’s fees in the sum of $1,500.
The defendant urges that, since there is no proof that the repairs were actually done, the plaintiff would not be entitled to recovery. The cases hold otherwise. (Appleton v. Marx, 191 N. Y. 81; Tobin v. Union News Co., 18 A D 2d 243, 245; 1 McAdam, Landlord and Tenant [5th ed.], p. 458.) The defendant also urges that, since the alterations were originally installed during the term of the first lease rather than the second lease, there was no liability under the second lease. The law is otherwise. (McGregor v. Board of Educ. of City of N. Y., 107 N. Y. 511; 1 Rasch, Landlord and Tenant, § 606, p. 507.)
I accordingly find in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $2,799.27, less $430 security held by the plaintiff, leaving a net total amount for which plaintiff is entitled to judgment, for the sum of $2,369.27. The counterclaim is dismissed. Judgment is directed in accordance with decision.
