Forum Post: Occupy Movement Influences Court Decision

The Occupy movement has scored a big win in court. A New York State Appellate Court judge has ruled that NYC loft tenants don't have to pay rent if their building is not compliant with the NYC Loft Law. Credit for this goes directly to the Occupy Movement and the environment it has created. These justices did not decide in favor of the greedy and corrupt landlord even though many cases of this kind have been heard by the courts but they have never issued a ruling like this. It simply states that the tenant in question doesn't owe rent and won't owe rent until the building is compliant. It also says that no tenant in a non-compliant building has to pay until the building complies with the law. Here's a link to the decision http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2012/2012_04373.htm