Appeal from a judgment of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County (Rudolph E. Greco, Jr., J.), entered April 20, 2010. The judgment, insofar as appealed from, after a nonjury trial, awarded plaintiff the principal sum of $7,500 as against defendant Celeste Gadson, and dismissed defendant Celeste Gadson's counterclaims.

ORDERED that the judgment, insofar as appealed from, is affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover rent allegedly due from her former tenant, Celeste Gadson, as well as from one Spencer Wilson. Both defendants counterclaimed, alleging harassment. The judgment, insofar as appealed from by defendant Gadson, after a nonjury trial, awarded plaintiff the principal sum of $7,500 as against Gadson and dismissed her counterclaim.

On appeal, Gadson raises a number of issues, including, among others, the alleged illegality of her rental unit and the unlawfulness of her lease or leases for the premises. Since Gadson failed to raise these issues in the Civil Court, they are outside the scope of our review (see generally CPLR 5501). The Civil Court explicitly stated that its conclusions were premised in large part on its observation of the demeanor and credibility of the witnesses. To the extent that the court's determination is challenged by Gadson, we find that it could have been reached under a fair interpretation of the evidence (see Claridge Gardens v Menotti, 160 AD2d 544 [1990]). Gardson's remaining contentions are similarly without merit. Accordingly, the [*2]judgment is affirmed.

Weston, J.P., Golia and Rios, JJ., concur.
Decision Date: May 23, 2011