Case Type

Holdover-Lease Expiration

Housing Type

Rent Stabilized

Court

Civil Court of the City of New York

County

New York County (Manhattan)

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

319499-22/NY

Petitioner

NCM HOLDINGS LLC

Respondent

Richard Carroll

Judge

Stoller, Jack

Decision/Order Date

2025-07-14

Posture

Other

Disposition

Case Dismissed/discontinued

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

The court dismissed the landlord's holdover petition, finding the apartment was not lawfully deregulated. The landlord failed to meet its burden of proving the Individual Apartment Improvements (IAIs) were sufficient to raise the rent above the deregulation threshold. The court noted that a tenant's challenge to an apartment's regulatory status is not subject to the four-year lookback period that applies to rent overcharge claims. As a result, the court found the tenant was rent-stabilized and dismissed the case, along with the tenant's counterclaims.

Keywords

Illegal Deregulation; Regulatory Status Challenge; Lookback Period

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