Case Type
Other
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
LT-314400-23/NY
Petitioner
207-209 WEST 107TH STREET
Respondent
ORLANDO DE LA CRUZ, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE
Judge
Blinova, Yekaterina
Decision/Order Date
2026-06-18
Posture
Other
Disposition
Other
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
In this succession holdover, the court grants attorneys' fees to respondent after the parties settled the case with respondent obtaining succession rights. The court holds that RPAPL 702 does not abrogate the right to raise counterclaims for attorneys' fees pursuant to Real Property Law § 234.
Keywords
Attorneys' Fees; RPAPL 702 Does Not Abrogate Rights to Raise Counterclaims for Fees Pursuant to RPL § 234
Recommended Citation
"207-209 West 107th St v. de la Cruz" (2026). All Decisions. 2293.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2293
