Landlord-Tenant—J-51— ‘Roberts v. Tishman Speyer’—Overcharge, Fraud and Abatement Claims Rejected—Tenant Was Undercharged Rather Than Overcharged—”Complex Legal Environment Created by the Changing Law” Affected This Case—Warranty of Habitability
A landlord commenced a summary nonpayment proceeding seeking to recover rent and late fees. The tenant interposed “affirmative defenses of breach of the warranty of habitability,” “rent overcharge and fraud and counter-claims for treble damages and harassment.”
