Case Type

Article 78 Proceeding

Housing Type

Rent Stabilized

Court

Appellate Division, Second Department

County

Kings County (Brooklyn)

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

2026 NY Slip Op 04294

Slip Opinion Number

2026 NY Slip Op 04294

Petitioner

647 Prospect, LLC

Respondent

New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal

Judge

Dillon, Mark C.; Iannacci, Angela G.; Dowling, Deborah A.; McCormack, James P.

Decision/Order Date

2026-07-08

Posture

Post-Answer Motion by Landlord

Disposition

Affirmed for Tenant

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

The Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed denial of landlord's Article 78 petition challenging a DHCR rent overcharge determination. A tenant filed an overcharge complaint in 2017; DHCR found an overcharge using a June 2013 base date and calculated the base date rent pursuant to a 2014 DHCR rent overcharge order. The court upheld DHCR's reliance on the 2014 order — issued within the four-year limitations period and imposing obligations on landlord with respect to the base date — notwithstanding that it was premised on pre-base date rental history.

Keywords

Article 78 Proceeding; Rent Overcharge; DHCR Properly Considered DHCR Order Issued Within The Four-Year Statute Of Limitations Even Though It Was Premised On Pre-Base Date Rent History

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