MARKS v. CITY OF NEW YORK


121 Misc.2d 303 (1983)

Esther Marks, Plaintiff, v. City of New York, Defendant.

Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County.

September 12, 1983


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lionel Alan Marks for plaintiff. Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel (Joseph M. Armstrong and Richard J. O'Halloran of counsel), for defendant.


IRA B. HARKAVY, J.

The actions of the Department of Social Services as demonstrated by the instant case are probably the leading factor contributing towards the perpetration of slum housing in New York City. The continuous failure of the Department of Social Services (hereinafter referred to as DSS) to make sure that rent is paid on time and that two-party checks are channelled to the landlord leads to the tenant's loss of its irreplaceable apartment...

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