A Bronx Housing Court judge’s decision to return a disabled tenant to his apartment after he was evicted for nonpayment was upheld by an appellate court.
The Appellate Division, First Department, said Civil Court Judge Javier Vargas had “providently exercised” his discretion, noting that Ronald Pickett had lived in the apartment for 30 years, and a month after being evicted, paid the rent arrears plus the landlord’s attorney’s fees, totaling $14,000.
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