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

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