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Governor's Off. of Storm Recovery of the Hous. Trust Fund Corp. v. Richmond Constr. Inc.

Default Judgment Granted in Case Involving Contractor Work at Eleven Different Locations

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The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document numbers (Motion 001) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 were read on this motion for DEFAULT JUDGMENT. DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION Upon the foregoing documents, the motion seeking entry of a default judgment is granted, on default and without opposition, in accordance with the following memorandum decision Background Plaintiff, the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (“plaintiff”), now known as the Office of Resilient Homes and Communities (Lozito aff., NYSCEF Doc. No. 7, 1), is an executive office of the State of New York, located within the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (complaint, NYSCEF Doc. No. 1, 1). It was created to “centralize recovery and rebuilding efforts” following major storms, and assists homeowners and local municipalities by “repairing and future-proofing properties throughout New York State” (id., 2). On May 10, 2018, plaintiff entered into a contract with defendant Richmond Construction Inc. (“RCI”) to “perform electrical, plumbing, and residential elevation services at eleven different projects” (Lozito aff., NYSCEF Doc. No. 7,

3-4). As more fully set forth in the affidavit of Paul Onyx Lozito, plaintiff’s Chief Strategy and Program Officer, RCI breached its obligations to plaintiff in several different ways, including, but not limited to, failing to provide valid payment and performance bonds to cover unfinished work (id.,

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