Case Type

Other

Housing Type

Rent Stabilized

Court

Supreme Court of the State of New York

County

New York County (Manhattan)

L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number

450245/2019

Slip Opinion Number

2024 NY Slip Op 51569(U)

Petitioner

New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, and THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BY LETITIA JAMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

Respondent

Zara Realty Holding Corp., ZARA CONTROL LLC, KARRAN A/K/A KENNETH SUBRAJ, RAJESH ANTHONY A/K/A TONY SUBRAJ, JAIRAJ A/K/A JAY SOBHRAJ, AMIR SOBHRAJ, JASMINE SUBRAJ, DEVANAND SUBRAJ, JASMINE HOMES, LLC, JAMAICA MANAGEMENT LLC, 149 ST LLC, 150 PARK LLC, 162-20 LLC, 164-03 LLC, 166 ST LLC, 195 ST LLC, 195-24 LLC, 51-25 VAN KLEECK LLC, 57 ELMHURST, LLC, 8787 HILLSIDE PARK LLC, 88-05 MERRICK BLVD LLC, 88-15 144 ST LLC, 88-22 PARSONS BLVD LLC, 89-21 153 LLC, 91-60 LLC, BELAIR PARK 5 LLC, BELAIR PARK 8825 LLC, HILLSIDE PARK 168 LLC, HILLSIDE PLACE LLC, HUDSON HOUSE LLC, JAMAICA ESTATES LLC, JAMAICA SEVEN LLC, KING'S PARK 148 LLC, KING'S PARK 8809 LLC, NINETY ONE SIXTY ONE LLC, ONE NINETY SIXTH ST LLC, PARK HAVEN, LLC, PARSONS 88 REALTY LLC, PARSONS MANOR LLC, WOODHULL PARK 191 LLC, WOODSIDE PROPERTIES 45 ST LLC, GAGANDEEP SINGH, VIBHA SUBRAJ, MICHAEL J HOMES, LLC, DAVID K HOMES LLC, JAMES BACCHUS, DAVID RAWANA, and LIONS GUARD BROKERAGE LLC

Judge

Lebovits, Gerald

Decision/Order Date

2024-11-06

Posture

Post-answer Motion by Tenant, Post-answer Motion by Landlord

Disposition

Motion Granted for Tenant

Winner

Other

Synopsis

The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) and the New York State Attorney General (AG) sued Zara Realty Holding Corp. and related entities for violating rent stabilization laws, harassing tenants, and illegally collecting broker fees. The court denied the defendants' motion to compel discovery from the DHCR and AG, and granted the plaintiffs' cross-motion to compel discovery from the defendants. The court held that the DHCR and AG were not required to produce documents or witnesses for deposition, as they were acting in a law enforcement capacity. The court also determined that the defendants' discovery requests were overly broad and not sufficiently tied to the specific allegations in the complaint.

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