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LEASE INCLUDED AN EXPRESS PROVISION ALLOWING TENANT TO WITHHOLD RENT IF THE PREMISES IS DAMAGED AND NOT REPAIRED, THEREFORE WITHHOLDING RENT WAS NOT AN ELECTION OF REMEDIES AND THE TENANT COULD WITHHOLD RENT AND SUE FOR DAMAGES (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court, determined that an express lease provision allowed the tenant to withhold rent when the property is damaged, and therefore the withholding of rent did not constitute an election of remedies:

The second affirmative defense stated that the tenant elected a remedy by not paying rent, and therefore the tenant is not entitled to damages. However, the lease contained an express provision that the tenant could withhold rent if the premises were damaged and not repaired. Generally, a tenant’s duty to continue to pay rent is not suspended if the tenant remains in possession of the leased premises, even if the landlord breaches its obligations under the lease, unless there is an express provision in the lease declaring the circumstances under which the tenant may withhold rent … . Such an express provision was present here. Therefore, the withholding of rent was not an election of remedies. Fifth Line, LLC v Fitch, 2018 NY Slip Op 08630, Second Dept 12-19-18

 

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