Case Type

Non-payment

Housing Type

Rent Stabilized

Court

Civil Court of the City of New York

County

Kings County (Brooklyn)

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

LT-325117-23

Slip Opinion Number

2025 NY Slip Op 51545(U)

Petitioner

663 Madison Ice, LLC

Respondent

Emma Jansen, Isabel Butler, Nathaniel Bahadursingh, Willa Evans

Judge

Golden, Tashanna, B.

Decision/Order Date

2025-09-30

Posture

Other

Disposition

Case Dismissed/discontinued

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

In this nonpayment proceeding, the landlord sought arrears and possession. The court dismissed the landlord's petition without prejudice, finding the apartment rent-stabilized because the landlord failed to provide the required deregulation rider to the first tenant after a purported high-rent vacancy deregulation. Although the landlord proved substantial individual apartment improvements (IAIs), the regulatory status was deemed rent-stabilized. Consequently, the tenant's rent overcharge counterclaim was granted for $6,267.50, but claims for warranty of habitability breach, treble damages, and attorney's fees were denied.

Keywords

Rent Overcharge; Nonpayment Petition Dismissed Because Apartment is Rent-stabilized; Tenant’s Counterclaim for Rent Overcharge Granted; Landlord Must Give New Tenant Notice in DHCR Rider that Apartment was Deregulated

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