Case Type
Non-payment
Housing Type
Not Stated
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Queens County (Queens)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-304048-26/QU
Petitioner
Rockaway III LLC
Respondent
Samaria Rodriguez
Judge
Gurung, Rina
Decision/Order Date
2026-09-16
Posture
Post-Answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Motion Granted for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
The rent demand in this nonpayment proceeding alleged a lump sum and annexed a rent ledger containing an unexplained charge not identifiable as rent. Tenant moved to dismiss under CPLR 3211(a)(7). The court granted the motion, holding that a rent demand must be a good-faith approximation of each month's arrears and must clearly identify the amounts and periods owed. The unexplained entry — labeled only "Posted by QuickTrans" with no corresponding rent description — rendered the ledger ambiguous as to the months in default and whether the charge constituted rent under RPAPL § 702. Proceeding dismissed.
Keywords
Defective Rent Demand; RPAPL § 711(2); Lump sum in Rent Ledger/Breakdown Attached to Rent Demand; Rent Ledger Attached to Rent Demand Included Unexplained Charge
Recommended Citation
"Rockaway III LLC v. Rodriguez" (2026). All Decisions. 2518.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2518
