Case Type
Non-payment
Housing Type
Rent Stabilized
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
New York County (Manhattan)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
L&T 300399/25
Slip Opinion Number
2026 NY Slip Op 50378(U)
Petitioner
West Side Marquis LLC
Respondent
Alexander Lombard III, Teri Lombard, John Doe, Jane Doe
Judge
Guthrie, Clinton J.
Decision/Order Date
2026-03-09
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Landlord
Disposition
Other
Winner
Other
Synopsis
In this nonpayment proceeding, the landlord moved to strike the tenant's affirmative defenses and counterclaims, and the tenant cross-moved to amend their answer. The court partially granted the landlord's motion, dismissing some defenses (personal jurisdiction for petition, breach of prior stipulation) and several counterclaims (duplicative, tort claims outside jurisdiction). However, defenses challenging predicate notice service, validity of rent, retaliatory eviction, harassment, and warranty of habitability were sustained. The tenant's cross-motion to amend the answer to add rent overcharge defenses and a counterclaim, challenging the legal rent history and a prior agreement, was granted, finding them not devoid of merit.
Keywords
Motion to Strike Pro Se Answer Granted and Denied in Part
Recommended Citation
"West Side Marquis LLC v Lombard" (2026). All Decisions. 2168.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2168
