The following excerpt is from Linden Hill No. 1 Co-op. Corp. v. Kleiner, 124 Misc.2d 1001, 478 N.Y.S.2d 519 (N.Y. City Ct. 1984):
Nor is the claim by the City that it is not in the business of making a profit from these premises persuasive. RPL Section 235-b affords no exemptions for not-for-profit entities and indeed this court only recently held that co-operative corporations, which clearly do not operate for profit are obligated by the warranty of habitability. Suarez v. Rivercross, 107 Misc.2d 135, 438 N.Y.S.2d 164; See 55 St. John's L.R. 800 (1981). At 990.
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