Case Type

HP

Housing Type

HDFC

Court

Civil Court of the City of New York

County

Queens County (Queens)

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

LT-315447-25/QU

Petitioner

148-10 ARCHER AVE TENANT ASSOCIATION ET AL.

Respondent

JAMSTA II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION, CJ PLAZA TWO LLC, BRP JAMSTA TWO TC OWNER LLC, NYC DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, NYC DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS

Judge

Ibrahim, Shorab

Decision/Order Date

2026-05-13

Posture

Pre-answer Motion by Landlord

Disposition

Motion Granted for Tenant

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

The Civil Court denied the landlord's motion to dismiss an HP proceeding challenging the argument that Housing Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to enforce the Housing Maintenance Code because CCA § 110(a) does not explicitly refer to "special proceedings." The court held that CCA § 110(a) charges the Housing Part with enforcement of housing standards broadly, and that HP proceedings serve a broad statutory enforcement mechanism in the public interest, not merely individual landlord-tenant disputes.

Keywords

HP; Landlord's MTD Denied; Court has Subject Matter Jurisdiction to Enforce HMC; CCA § 110(a); Housing Maintenance Code; Special Proceeding; D'Agostino v Forty-Three E. Equities Corp

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