Case Type
Overcharge
Housing Type
Rent Stabilized
Court
Court of Appeals
County
Queens County (Queens)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
No. 16
Slip Opinion Number
2025 NY Slip Op 01669
Petitioner
Burrows, et al.
Respondent
75-25 153rd Street, LLC
Judge
Garcia, Michael
Decision/Order Date
2025-03-20
Posture
Pre-answer Motion by Landlord
Disposition
Case Remitted
Winner
Tenant substantially won
Synopsis
Tenant alleged landlord fraudulently inflated rents beyond lawful limits, invoking the fraud exception to the four-year lookback period. The lower court denied dismissal, but the Appellate Division reversed, requiring reasonable reliance on fraud. The Court of Appeals clarified that tenants need only show "sufficient indicia of fraud," not reliance, to invoke the exception. The court sent the case back for further review, instructing the lower court to apply this standard when deciding if the fraud exception applies.
Recommended Citation
"Burrows v 75-25 153rd St., LLC" (2025). All Decisions. 1757.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/1757
