Case Type
HP
Housing Type
Co-op
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Kings County (Brooklyn)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
L&T 2622-25
Slip Opinion Number
2026 NY Slip Op 50368(U)
Petitioner
Monica Gray
Respondent
Diamond Property Management, et al.
Judge
Schiff, Logan J.
Decision/Order Date
2026-03-20
Posture
Pre-answer Motion by Landlord
Disposition
Judgment for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this HP proceeding, a tenant, a co-op shareholder, sought an order compelling the landlord (managing agent) to correct Housing Maintenance Code violations for lack of electricity and water leaks. The landlord moved to dismiss, arguing the proprietary lease assigned repair responsibility for interior conditions to the tenant. The court denied the landlord's motion, holding that cooperative corporations and their agents have a non-delegable statutory duty to correct health and safety violations, irrespective of the proprietary lease. The court also found the landlord failed to conclusively prove the violations did not originate from outside the unit, and ordered the landlord to correct the listed violations.
Keywords
HP; Cooperative; Question of Which Party Responsible for Repairs
Recommended Citation
"Gray v Diamond Property Management" (2026). All Decisions. 2159.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2159
