Does a landlord who locks a tenant out of the premises not have to pay the rent?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Chili Venture LLC v. Stahl, 39 N.Y.S.3d 735, 54 Misc.3d 461 (N.Y. City Ct. 2016):
of the parties' lease by operation of law ... the defendants are not liable for the rental arrears at issue"); Benderson v. Poss, 142 A.D.2d 937, 530 N.Y.S.2d 362 (4th Dep't 1988) (landlord who locked tenant out of premises not entitled to future rent).
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