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DEFENDANTS’ CONDOMINIUM WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE FORCING THEM TO LIVE ELSEWHERE FOR A YEAR; THE ALLEGATION PLAINTIFF DID NOT MAKE TIMELY REPAIRS DID NOT RELIEVE DEFENDANTS OF THEIR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION TO PAY THE COMMON CHARGES (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the fact that defendants’ condominium was damaged by fire, forcing defendants to live elsewhere for a year, did not relieve defendants of the obligation to pay the common charges during that time:

… [P]laintiff submitted, inter alia, the declaration of condominium, the condominium bylaws, an affidavit from the president of the plaintiff’s management company attesting to the defendants’ failure to pay the common charges and related fees, and a ledger for the defendants’ account. Thus, the plaintiff established, prima facie, that it was authorized to collect certain assessments of common charges and fees, that the defendants violated the bylaws by failing to pay the monthly common charges, and that it was entitled to recover the unpaid common charges, late fees, and reasonable attorneys fees … .

… [D]efendants failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether the common charges had been paid or as to the amount owed. The defendants also failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether their nonpayment was excused by the plaintiff’s alleged failure to make timely repairs to the unit … . “[A]n individual unit owner cannot withhold payment of common charges and assessments in derogation of the condominium’s bylaws based on defective conditions in his or her unit or in the common areas, or a disagreement with actions lawfully taken by the Board of Managers” … . Board of Mgrs. of Villas on the Lake Condominium v Policicchio, 2024 NY Slip Op 03026, Second Dept 6-5-24

Practice Point: A condominium owner cannot withhold payment of common charges based on defective conditions in the condominium or common areas. or based on disagreement with lawful actions by the Board of Managers.

 

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