Case Type
Non-payment
Housing Type
Other
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Kings County (Brooklyn)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
318444-24
Petitioner
LONG DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Respondent
ASSOON JESSICA PEREZ
Judge
BACDAYAN, KAREN MAY
Decision/Order Date
2025-09-12
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Other
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In a nonpayment case, a tenant successfully moved to hold the landlord in civil contempt for violating court-ordered stipulations. The stipulations required the landlord to correct a severe cockroach infestation by implementing **integrated pest management (IPM)** as required by NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2017.8. The court found that the landlord's limited pest control methods—spraying and using traps—were insufficient and constituted disobedience of a clear and unequivocal court mandate. The judge ordered a hearing to determine the tenant's compensatory damages and directed the landlord to immediately begin proper IPM practices.
Keywords
Civil Contempt; Judiciary Law § 753; Integrated Pest Management
Recommended Citation
"LONG DEVELOPMENT CORP. v. PEREZ" (2025). All Decisions. 1942.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/1942
