Case Type
Overcharge
Holdover Type
Rent Stabilized
Court
Supreme Court of the State of New York
County
New York (Manhattan)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
155200/2016
Slip Opinion Number
2018 N.Y. Slip Op. 31234
Petitioner
Leon Tovar and Maria Tovar
Respondent
Adam's Tower Limited Partnership
Judge
Billings, Lucy J.
Decision/Order Date
2018-06-18
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Partial Judgment for Tenant
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
Tenant claimed their rent-stabilized apartment was illegally deregulated and sought rent overcharges. The court agreed and awarded them overcharges for a four-year period. The court also allowed their claim for breach of warranty of habitability to proceed but dismissed their claims for constructive eviction and partial actual eviction.
Recommended Citation
"Tovar v. Adam's Tower L.P." (2018). All Decisions. 1458.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/1458
