In this small claims action, claimant seeks reimbursement for attorney's fees he incurred defending himself in a holdover proceeding (L&T No. 105469). His action is predicated on section 234 of the Real Property Law.
Defendant alleges that: claimant cannot bring a separate action for attorney's fees because claimant did not request them in his answer and the landlord would be barred (930 Fifth Corp. v King,
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