Case Type
Illegal Lockout
Housing Type
Other
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Kings County (Brooklyn)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-309908-25/KI
Petitioner
FRANCISCO EDUARDO JUSTO-APONTE
Respondent
LEVY ESHCOL, 32 P LLC, ROY RAVE
Judge
Golden, Tashanna B.
Decision/Order Date
2025-09-09
Posture
Post-judgment Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Judgment for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
The court held the landlord in contempt for failing to restore the tenant to possession after an illegal lockout, awarding the tenant a money judgment for damages and attorney fees. The landlord had destroyed the apartment, rendering it uninhabitable and violating a prior stipulation to make repairs. The court found that the landlord's failure to comply with the so-ordered stipulation was a clear and unequivocal violation. It awarded the tenant $18,330 in compensatory damages for hotel fees, a $3,000 judgment for attorney fees, and imposed a continuing daily fine of $195 until the landlord restores the tenant to possession of a habitable apartment.
Keywords
Landlord held in contempt for failing to restore tenant to possession; Illegal lockout; Tenant awarded money judgment for hotel fees and attorney fees; Court orders daily fine until tenant is restored to possession
Recommended Citation
"JUSTO-APONTE v. ESHCOL" (2025). All Decisions. 1932.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/1932
