Posted by consigliere on December 14, 2001 at 09:10:58:
Here's a summary of a story, Ruling Could Give Landlord Less Leeway in No-Pet Clauses, in the online edition of today's New York Law Journal:
In a ruling that could give landlords less leeway in enforcing no-pet clauses, the Appellate Division, First Department, Thursday dismissed an eviction suit brought against a family who owned a pet in violation of the lease. The split decision in Seward Park Housing Corp. v. Carol Cohen, 2600, found that landlords are assumed to know that a tenant owns a pet if the landlord's employees, such as a superintendent or janitors, are aware of the pet - no matter whether the landlord lives elsewhere.
Today only, you can read the full story, without subscribing to the NYLJ's online service:
http://www6.law.com/lawcom/displayid.cfm?statename=NY&docnum=100989&table=news&flag=full
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