Landlord-Tenant—Wrongful Eviction—Damage Claim Dismissed Without Prejudice Because District Court Lacked Authority To Award Legal Fees In RPAPL §713(10) Proceeding—Legal Fees Must Be Sued For Separately.
The petitioner had been evicted from his cooperative apartment. He thereafter commenced “an unlawful entry and detainer proceeding pursuant to RPAPL §713(10) (§713[10]) against the cooperative corporation (co-op), seeking to be restored to possession and to recover compensatory and treble damages.”
