Richgold Assoc., LLC v Chai Care, LLC

Holding The Appellate Term affirmed the denial of the tenant’s motion to vacate the final judgment and warrant, finding that while the warrant was subject to vacatur prior to execution due to the tenant’s zero balance, the court did not find relief warranted after execution. The court emphasized that strict enforcement of the stipulation was appropriate because the parties were sophisticated, represented by counsel, and the tenant’s repeated defaults were neither inadvertent nor trivial.

The court’s words

Strict enforcement of the parties' stipulation . . . is warranted based upon the principle that parties to a civil dispute are free to chart their own litigation course

2026 NY Slip Op 51579[U], at the official text

tenant repeatedly defaulted under the agreement and the defaults were neither inadvertent nor trivial

2026 NY Slip Op 51579[U], at the official text

we do not find that such relief was warranted here

2026 NY Slip Op 51579[U], at the official text