According to the New York State Reporter, in 2016 the industrious justices of the Appellate Division authored 279 opinions and 7,687 memoranda. They show no signs of slowing down in 2017. Below, we summarize some of the leading decisions from the first three months of this year.
First Department
Condominiums. A man’s home is his castle—except if he lives in a condominium, the First Department concluded in Heywood Condominium v. Wozencraft, 2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 00257 (1st Dept. Jan. 12, 2017), affirming the eviction of a condominium unit owner for failure to pay common charges and rent.
