Case Type

Article 78

Housing Type

Rent Stabilized

Court

Appellate Division, Second Department

County

Kings County (Brooklyn)

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

2023-08436

Slip Opinion Number

2026 NY Slip Op 03959

Petitioner

CHERYL ANDERSON

Respondent

NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, 192 BSD REALTY, LLC

Judge

Chambers, Cheryl E., J.P.; Wooten, Paul; Ventura, Lourdes M.; Goldberg Velazquez, Elena; Saitta, Wayne P. (Sup Ct, lower court)

Decision/Order Date

2026-06-24

Posture

Other

Disposition

Other

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

In this Article 78 proceeding, the Appellate Division, Second Department affirms the Supreme Court's order finding that DHCR's decision to dismiss the tenant's rent overcharge complaint was arbitrary and capricious. The court reaffirms that due to improper registration of rents on the DHCR rent history—the last reliable registration being in 2007—the legally collectible rent remains frozen at the last properly registered rent and the apartment remains subject to the Rent Stabilization Law/Code.

Keywords

Rent Overcharge; Improper Rent Registration; Rent Remains Frozen; DHCR; Arbitrary and Capricious

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