Case Name: Elena Skibinski, Appellant, v. Project Find/Find Aid For The Aged, Inc., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-10-31
Citations: 276 A.D.2d 435
Docket Number: 
Parties: Elena Skibinski, Appellant, v Project Find/Find Aid For The Aged, Inc., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 276
Pages: 435–435

Head Matter:
Elena Skibinski, Appellant, v Project Find/Find Aid For The Aged, Inc., Respondent.
[716 NYS2d 561]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Eileen Bransten, J.), entered August 24, 1999, which, in an action by plaintiff tenant against defendant managing agent seeking a reduction in rent and damages for uninhabitable conditions, granted defendant's cross motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to join the owner of the building, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The action was properly dismissed upon a finding that defendant's status as the owner's agent was disclosed to plaintiff, and a ruling that defendant, as such, cannot be held liable on claims arising out of plaintiffs lease with the owner (see, Brown v Badem Bldgs., 111 AD2d 103). Concur — Sullivan, P. J., Rosenberger, Ellerin, Wallach and Rubin, JJ.