Case Type

Article 78

Housing Type

Rent Stabilized

Court

Appellate Division, First Department

County

New York County (Manhattan)

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

154097/21

Slip Opinion Number

2025 NY Slip Op 03661

Petitioner

Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association et al.

Respondent

New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal et al.

Judge

Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Webber, Kapnick, Higgitt, Michael, JJ.

Decision/Order Date

2025-06-17

Posture

Other

Disposition

Case Dismissed/discontinued

Winner

Landlord Substantially Won

Synopsis

In this Article 78 proceeding, the court reversed a Supreme Court decision that had annulled DHCR's approval of the landlord's applications for rent increases based on Major Capital Improvements (MCIs). The court found that DHCR's interpretation of its own regulations concerning the timeliness of the MCI applications for large-scale projects and the sufficiency of proof that the work was both necessary and comprehensive was rational and entitled to judicial deference. The court upheld DHCR's determination, thereby allowing the landlord to proceed with the rent increases.

Keywords

Article 78; DHCR's approval of MCIs upheld

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