| Court: | New York (Court of Appeals?) |
| Facts: | Worst possible conditions: no heat, no hot water, cellar full of water, vermin, holes in floor and wall, etc. |
| Posture: | I think this is just the trial, maybe. |
| Issue: | Is the landlord entitled to the rent? |
| Holding: | No. Preposterous. |
| Rule: | Enforcing this would be unconscionable. |
| Reasoning: | It's confiscatory to require people to pay for things they never received. |
| Dicta: | Note: on appeal, the court said there was no constuctive eviction, but there might be remedies available under the statute. |