Case Type

Non-payment

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

L&T 317424/23

Slip Opinion Number

2026 NY Slip Op 30138(U)

Petitioner

AVENUE A AT ST MARKS ASSOCIATES, LLC, AVENUE A SCHNEIDER PARTNERS, LLC

Respondent

TANIA BADIYI, NATASHA BADIYI

Judge

Guthrie, Clinton J.

Decision/Order Date

2026-01-30

Posture

Post-answer Motion by Tenant

Disposition

Other

Winner

Landlord Substantially Won

Synopsis

In this nonpayment proceeding, the tenant moved for dismissal, summary judgment, leave to amend the answer, and to reargue a prior decision. The court denied the motion to reargue as untimely under CPLR § 2221(d)(3). The motion to dismiss or for summary judgment was also denied, finding the landlord sufficiently pleaded the premises' deregulation status and its interest. While the court granted the tenant's request to amend the answer to include failure to state a cause of action and breach of warranty of habitability defenses, it struck the rent overcharge counterclaim and related defense, applying the law of the case doctrine as these had been previously dismissed. The proceeding was restored for trial.

Keywords

Failure to Plead Improper Deregulation; Law of the Case; Motion To Reargue Untimely; CPLR § 2221(d)(3); Failure To State Petitioner’s Interest In The Subject Premises

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