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What Happened: In January 2021, a tenant signed an offer to purchase the building with closing to occur within 45 days. But after six months of unsuccessful negotiation, the deal fell through. The landlord then sued to evict the tenant for failing to pay rent for the period after the first three months of negotiations. The tenant claimed that the sides had orally modified the lease to relieve it of its duty to pay rent through closing (except for during the first 90 days). The tenant also accused the landlord of threatening eviction if she didn’t have sex with him.