Court Orders N.Y. Co-op Tenant to Place $41,000 in Escrow

NEW YORK - A New York court has declined to accept a tenant's contention that she was forced to completely abandon her cooperative apartment because of mold issues and ordered her to place nearly $41,000 in unpaid maintenance payments in escrow. Kelly v. Orsid Realty Corp., et al., No. 104933/03 (N.Y. Sup., N.Y. Cty.).

Louise M.A. Kelly sued 2 Beekman Place Owner's Corp. and other parties in New York County Supreme Court in 2003, alleging that the owners and managers of her cooperative apartment building were guilty of negligence for allowing damp conditions to lead to mold contamination in her …