KNUDSEN v. LAX


17 Misc.3d 350 (2007)

842 N.Y.S.2d 341

CHRISTOPHER KNUDSEN et al., Plaintiffs, v. ROBERT LAX, Defendant.

City Court of Watertown.

August 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Knudsen, plaintiff pro se.

Melissa Knudsen, plaintiff pro se.

Robert Lax, defendant pro se.


OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES C. HARBERSON, Jr., J.

The issue in this case is whether a tenant can terminate a lease to protect his family when a level three sex offender moves into the adjacent apartment.

Robert and Barbara Lax (landlords) had the tenants sign a six-page, 33-paragraph lease on August 1, 2006 for a one-year term. The terms of the lease, which the landlords obtained from an Internet site, were not negotiated by the parties before the...

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