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Cemt Broadway Inc. V. Asante Aug 2026

Cemt Broadway Inc. V. Asante

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In this loft law licensee holdover proceeding, Respondent moved to dismiss on the ground that the notice of petition used a form that deviated from the mandatory form prescribed by 22 NYCRR § 208.42(b) and AO 163/19. Petitioner cross-moved to compel discovery. The court denied the motion to dismiss under the Burnell standard, finding the deviation non-prejudicial to Respondent, and addressed the discovery motion separately.


Aras V. B-U Realty Corp. Aug 2026

Aras V. B-U Realty Corp.

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On remittitur from the Court of Appeals, the Appellate Division First Department addressed the standard for the fraud exception to the four-year lookback rule for rent overcharge claims. The court held that both the common-law standard as refined by Burrows v. 75-25 153rd St. (2025) and the legislature's 2024 statutory 'totality of circumstances' standard for fraudulent deregulation must be applied together, reversing and remanding to Supreme Court.


Ch North Realty Llc V. Desir Aug 2026

Ch North Realty Llc V. Desir

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In this nonpayment proceeding involving a rent-stabilized apartment, Respondent Paulette E. Reid moved to amend her answer, serve discovery including interrogatories, and conduct pre-HSTPA rent overcharge discovery. The court granted the motion, finding the proposed amended answer not palpably insufficient and that there was ample need for limited discovery on the overcharge claim.


Cosmopolitan Associates Ii, Llc V. Milan Aug 2026

Cosmopolitan Associates Ii, Llc V. Milan

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In this nonpayment proceeding involving a rent-stabilized apartment, Respondent moved to amend his answer to add overcharge defenses and counterclaims and to conduct discovery. The court granted the motion in part, permitting Respondent to add defective registration and overcharge claims dating to 2006 based on a colorable fraud indicia, and granted limited discovery, but denied the claim for discovery predating 2006 and certain other relief.


Garcia V. Miller Aug 2026

Garcia V. Miller

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In this proceeding that converted from a holdover to a nonpayment proceeding and settled by stipulation requiring Petitioner to offer Respondent a rent-stabilized lease at $2,145/month, Respondent moved to compel compliance with the stipulation. The court granted Respondent's motion, ordering Petitioner to provide the agreed rent-stabilized lease and comply with outstanding repair obligations.


Dhaliwal V. 234 E 204 Ny Llc Aug 2026

Dhaliwal V. 234 E 204 Ny Llc

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In this illegal lockout proceeding, Petitioner's prior OSC had been dismissed when courts closed for a snowstorm. The court vacated the dismissal, finding the snowstorm a reasonable excuse, and denied Respondent's cross-motion to dismiss, holding that Petitioner's name on the lease, billing statements, and the landlord's prior 90-Day Notice established his occupancy, and that failure to join his father as a necessary party did not require dismissal.


West 147th Street Equities, Llc V. Castillo Aug 2026

West 147th Street Equities, Llc V. Castillo

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In this holdover proceeding premised on non-renewal of Respondent's deregulated tenancy for repeated non-payment under the Good Cause Eviction Law, Respondent moved to consolidate with a related nonpayment proceeding and to conduct discovery on the apartment's rent regulatory status. The court granted discovery but denied consolidation, finding the apartments involved different regulatory statuses and that a DHCR rent history showing a large unexplained rent increase warranted discovery into potential improper deregulation.


Woods V. Plunkett Aug 2026

Woods V. Plunkett

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Court dismissed licensee holdover petition because it failed to clearly allege facts regarding the creation and duration of respondent's license, the manner of service of the notice to quit (petitioner filed two contradictory affidavits of service and two materially different versions of the notice), and the regulatory status of the premises. Court noted petitioner did not move to amend.


Estate Of Alfons Melohn V. Salvaggio Aug 2026

Estate Of Alfons Melohn V. Salvaggio

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In nonprimary residence holdover, court denied respondent's motion to dismiss (finding notice of nonrenewal sufficient despite pleading alternative addresses and omitting electrical usage data), struck respondent's traverse (unopposed), but declined to strike attorneys' fees counterclaim (holding RPAPL § 702 does not bar attorneys' fees in summary proceedings). Court limited discovery to two years but noted petitioner could seek expanded disclosure if it articulates need at deposition.


Brownsville Associates V. Mcdermott Aug 2026

Brownsville Associates V. Mcdermott

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Court denied landlord's motion to strike jury demand in licensee holdover proceeding following death of tenant of record, holding that respondents' counterclaim for repairs and an order to correct was incidental to the holdover proceeding and did not waive the right to a jury trial under CPLR 4101. Court directed payment of the statutory jury demand fee.


Brown V. Eighteen Properties Llc Aug 2026

Brown V. Eighteen Properties Llc

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Court denied owner's motion to dismiss HP action brought by tenant in an interim multiple dwelling (IMD) subject to the Loft Law, rejecting arguments based on res judicata and collateral estoppel (prior Article 78 was dismissed on procedural, not substantive, grounds), primary jurisdiction of the Loft Board, and the inapplicability of the Housing Maintenance Code to IMDs. Court held Multiple Dwelling Law § 282-a(2) contemplates concurrent Housing Court jurisdiction over housing maintenance enforcement in IMDs.


452 City Island Llc V. Avila Jul 2026

452 City Island Llc V. Avila

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In this nonpayment proceeding, Respondent moved to dismiss on the ground that the building was occupied in violation of the Multiple Dwelling Law because an illegal basement apartment had been created without a permit, and two DOB violations issued in 2009 remained open. The court granted the motion, holding that where a building has been altered so that the I-card is no longer accurate, MDL § 302's rent-collection bar is automatically triggered and the landlord's discontinuation of the illegal occupancy is insufficient to cure the violation.


1770 Dean Inc V. Paul-Sommerville Jul 2026

1770 Dean Inc V. Paul-Sommerville

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In this unregulated nonpayment proceeding, the court granted the tenant's motion for summary judgment and dismissed the petition for lack of a lease agreement. The court distinguished a prior Appellate Term holding, finding that the regulatory status of the unit made the prior decision inapplicable. The court also rejected the landlord's argument that RPL § 226-c's language about 'continuance of existing terms' creates an automatic lease renewal after expiration, holding that such an interpretation conflicts with RPL § 232-c and that payment of rent after a lease expires does not create an involuntary leasehold by statute.


Javaid V. 1129 59 Lofts Llc Jul 2026

Javaid V. 1129 59 Lofts Llc

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Tenants displaced from their rent-stabilized apartment by fire were restored to possession after more than two years. Despite renting another apartment during displacement, the court found no surrender because no surrender agreement or payment ever materialized. The court held that failure to file a rent reduction order when the unit became uninhabitable does not constitute abandonment of the tenancy. The court declined to weigh the equities in favor of third-party tenants currently in the apartment, one of whom never appeared and the other failed to present testimony justifying why they should not vacate.


Sternberger V. Tesoriero Jul 2026

Sternberger V. Tesoriero

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In this holdover proceeding, Petitioner served Respondents with a 90-Day Notice of Termination. Respondents moved to dismiss on multiple grounds under CPLR § 3211. The court granted the motion to dismiss, finding, among other things, that the predicate notice was defective and could not be amended. The court noted that Petitioner's intermingling of funds negated her claim that rental payments were not negotiated.


352-54 W. 48th St. Hous. Dev. Fund Corp. V. Tineo Jul 2026

352-54 W. 48th St. Hous. Dev. Fund Corp. V. Tineo

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In this HDFC holdover for nonprimary residence and illegal sublet, court granted respondent's motion for spoliation sanctions under CPLR § 3126, finding petitioner's duty to preserve building security camera footage arose when the notice to cure was served in October 2015. Court declined drastic sanctions but precluded petitioner from introducing any testimony about the destroyed footage or any surviving footage (which had been selectively preserved), finding ordinary negligence sufficient to trigger spoliation sanctions.


Brooklyn Housing Preservation Lp V. Walls Jul 2026

Brooklyn Housing Preservation Lp V. Walls

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In this licensee holdover proceeding involving a former NYCHA building converted via RAD/PACT, Respondent claimed succession rights as the granddaughter of the former tenant and filed a Remaining Family Member grievance, which was denied. The court stayed the proceeding pending an Article 78 challenge and set use and occupancy at $245 per month, the lower of the prior rent and Respondent's income-based rate, in accordance with NYCHA's Handbook.


Sammy Group Llc V. Collins Jul 2026

Sammy Group Llc V. Collins

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After trial on the tenant's counterclaims of breach of warranty of habitability, harassment, and rent overcharge, the court entered judgment for the tenant on all three. The subject apartment was found to be an unlawful combination of predecessor apartments whose legal rent was never registered with DHCR, requiring application of the default formula under RSC § 2522.6(b)(3) to calculate overcharge damages. The court awarded a rent abatement, civil penalties for harassment, and entered an order enjoining the landlord from further harassing the tenant.


Decision In Art. 78 Proceeding - Chrysler, Gregory (2026-06-30) Jul 2026

Decision In Art. 78 Proceeding - Chrysler, Gregory (2026-06-30)

Decisions in Art. 78 Proceedings

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Decision In Art. 78 Proceeding - Quinones, Jose (2026-07-22) Jul 2026

Decision In Art. 78 Proceeding - Quinones, Jose (2026-07-22)

Decisions in Art. 78 Proceedings

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West 144 Cluster Llc V. Ramkissoon Jul 2026

West 144 Cluster Llc V. Ramkissoon

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In this licensee holdover proceeding, Respondent Aaron Dancy claimed succession rights as the nephew of the former tenant and moved for summary judgment. The court granted dismissal, finding that Petitioner's failure to disclose the subject premises' regulatory status under LIHTC, the 420-c Tax Incentive, the J-51 Tax Incentive, and a regulatory agreement prejudiced Respondent by depriving him of information material to his succession claim.


Derra V. 1155 E. 165th Llc Jul 2026

Derra V. 1155 E. 165th Llc

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Court granted tenant-petitioner's motion for civil contempt under Judiciary Law § 753(A)(3) and Civil Court Act § 110(e), finding landlord failed to comply with an order to correct HPD violations including a pervasive pest infestation affecting the kitchen, and leaks and mold that caused the bathroom ceiling to collapse. Court entered money judgments for out-of-pocket expenses, a 25% rent abatement for the affected period, and awarded attorney's fees.


Belmont Holding Llc V. Corporan Jul 2026

Belmont Holding Llc V. Corporan

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In this nonpayment proceeding, Respondent moved to dismiss under CPLR § 3211 on the ground that the rent ledger included a lump sum of $4,665.28 in undated 'arrears,' rendering the termination notice defective. The court granted the motion, holding that inclusion of the lump sum without identifying the periods it covered was a non-amendable defect requiring dismissal.


Point 2440 Realty Llc V. Garcia Jul 2026

Point 2440 Realty Llc V. Garcia

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In this nonpayment proceeding, Respondent moved to dismiss on the ground that the building was occupied in violation of Multiple Dwelling Law § 301 due to HPD violations and a DOB partial vacate order for illegal conversion of the basement. The court granted the motion, finding the building substantially deviated from its certificate of occupancy and that under GVS Properties v. Vargas, the landlord is barred from collecting rent for the entire building.


Fifty Nine Realty Llc V. Gottesman Jul 2026

Fifty Nine Realty Llc V. Gottesman

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The court dismissed this nonpayment petition because the landlord LLC failed to comply with the publication requirements of Limited Liability Company Law § 206 at the time the proceeding was commenced. The landlord had published notice of its articles of organization for only 5 consecutive weeks rather than the 6 required by statute. The court rejected the landlord's argument that this noncompliance is curable nunc pro tunc, relying on controlling Appellate Division authority.


321-323-325 W. 42nd St. Llc V. Hong Jul 2026

321-323-325 W. 42nd St. Llc V. Hong

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Court granted tenant's motion for leave to amend pro se answer under CPLR 3025(b) in this GCEL holdover premised on alleged nonpayment of rent. Court found landlord failed to show the proposed amended answer patently lacked merit, and that its general claim of prejudice due to the timing of the motion was insufficient.


Yun Hoe Wong V. Wong Jul 2026

Yun Hoe Wong V. Wong

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In this holdover proceeding, tenant moved (motion sequence 3) to dismiss for failure to comply with the service requirements of RPAPL §735 under Saltzman v. Chernoff. The notice of petition and petition were dated December 31, 2025. The affidavit of service showed service was not made until January 30, 2026—ten days after the first court appearance on January 20, 2026. The court held that service made after the first court appearance violates RPAPL §735, which requires service to be made sufficiently in advance of the return date, and dismissed the petition without prejudice.


577 Vanderbilt Llc V. Hassell Jul 2026

577 Vanderbilt Llc V. Hassell

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Landlord commenced a nonpayment proceeding demanding the legal regulated rent. In 2018, landlord's predecessor-in-interest settled a prior nonpayment proceeding by two-attorney stipulation, granting tenant a preferential rent of $1,750 set to expire August 14, 2024. After HSTPA's enactment on June 14, 2019, RSL §26-511(c)(14) and RSC §2521.2(d) were amended to require that any tenant paying a preferential rent as of HSTPA's effective date be charged no more than that preferential rent for the lifetime of the tenancy. Tenant moved for summary judgment. The court granted the motion, holding that the 2018 stipulation's expiration date became unenforceable after HSTPA, that applying …


Hill Plaza Enters. Ny Llc V. Terris Jul 2026

Hill Plaza Enters. Ny Llc V. Terris

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Court granted tenant's motion for a discretionary stay of the proceeding pending appeal under CPLR 5519(c), allowing tenant to challenge a prior decision denying summary judgment on her rent overcharge and fraudulent deregulation counterclaims. Court found minimal prejudice to landlord because the underlying nonpayment petition had already been dismissed, while potential prejudice to tenant from proceeding without resolution of the appeal was manifest.


Vima Group Inc. V. Zhang Jul 2026

Vima Group Inc. V. Zhang

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Court granted landlord's motion to amend petition to allege the small landlord exemption from GCEL and granted DHCR's motion to quash landlord's subpoena, but granted tenant's summary judgment motion and dismissed the petition because the apartment is presumptively rent stabilized under ETPA as it is in a building built before January 1, 1974 containing at least six residential units, and landlord failed to properly plead a recognized exemption from rent stabilization or a ground for eviction under the Rent Stabilization Code.