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What Happened: In May 2020, with the pandemic in full rage, New York City adopted a law banning commercial landlords from harassing tenants. A bridal shop tenant invoked the law after the landlord sued it and its guarantor for unpaid rent and additional rent for real estate tax and utilities cost escalations. The court didn’t buy it and awarded the landlord summary judgment without need for a trial. The tenant appealed.