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-311008-24/KI
Petitioner
3100 BRIGHTON 2ND STREET OWNER LLC
Respondent
JOSEPH IAVARONE, JR.
Judge
Faleck, Michael A.
Decision/Order Date
2026-06-02
Posture
Post-answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Other
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this nonpayment proceeding, the tenant's rent-stabilized apartment showed an unexplained DHCR rent increase of more than 200% between tenancies about 15 years ago. The court grants the tenant's motion for discovery, holding that although such lookback discovery would once have required a colorable claim of fraud, recent changes in the law make this rent history information discoverable and relevant.
Keywords
Discovery Granted Under Harvey & Syllman; Rent Stabilized Apartment; Unexplained Rent Increases Registered with DHCR Raise Question of Whether Rent History is Reliable
Recommended Citation
"3100 Brighton 2nd Street Owner LLC v Iavarone" (2026). All Decisions. 2240.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2240
