Case Type
Non-payment
Housing Type
Rent Stabilized
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Bronx County (Bronx)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
307205/23
Slip Opinion Number
2025 NY Slip Op 32656(U)
Petitioner
JEROME ENTERPRISES LLC
Respondent
SAKENDER JAVED
Judge
Shahid, Omer
Decision/Order Date
2025-06-09
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Motion Granted for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
The court granted the tenant's motion to dismiss the landlord's nonpayment case because the building lacked a valid Certificate of Occupancy, which prohibits the collection of rent. The court also held the landlord in civil contempt for failing to comply with a prior so-ordered stipulation to make repairs, which prejudiced the tenant's ability to secure a Section 8 voucher. The landlord's petition was dismissed, but the case was restored to the calendar for a pre-trial conference to address the tenant's counterclaims and determine damages for the contempt finding.
Keywords
Second Amended Answer Granted; No C of O; Dismissed but Counterclaims Survive; Civil Contempt
Recommended Citation
"Jerome Enters. LLC v. Javed" (2025). All Decisions. 1878.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/1878
