Case Type

Overcharge

Housing Type

Rent Stabilized

Court

Appellate Division, Second Department

County

Kings County (Brooklyn)

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

519091/21

Slip Opinion Number

2025 NY Slip Op 04901

Petitioner

145 Driggs, LLC

Respondent

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

Judge

CONNOLLY, FRANCESCA E.; MILLER, ROBERT J.; WAN, LILLIAN; LOVE, LAURENCE L.

Decision/Order Date

2025-09-10

Posture

Other

Disposition

Other

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

The Appellate Division affirmed a lower court's judgment that upheld a DHCR determination in favor of a tenant in a rent overcharge proceeding. The court found that DHCR acted rationally in granting the tenant's complaint despite having previously denied a similar complaint from a prior tenant. The court held that the landlord's argument for deregulation was properly rejected and that the rent overcharge complaint was valid. The landlord's petition was denied, and the proceeding was dismissed.

Keywords

Rent Stabilization; Rent Overcharge; Article 78; DHCR Determination Upheld; Not Arbitrary and Capricious

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