Case Type
HP Action
Housing Type
Interim Multiple Dwelling
Court
Civil Court of the City of New York
County
Kings County (Brooklyn)
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
LT-003157-25/KI
Petitioner
Pamela Brown
Respondent
Eighteen Properties LLC, et al.
Judge
Schiff, Logan J.
Decision/Order Date
2026-08-04
Posture
Pre-Answer Motion by Tenant
Disposition
Motion Denied for Landlord
Winner
Tenant Substantially Won
Synopsis
Court denied owner's motion to dismiss HP action brought by tenant in an interim multiple dwelling (IMD) subject to the Loft Law, rejecting arguments based on res judicata and collateral estoppel (prior Article 78 was dismissed on procedural, not substantive, grounds), primary jurisdiction of the Loft Board, and the inapplicability of the Housing Maintenance Code to IMDs. Court held Multiple Dwelling Law § 282-a(2) contemplates concurrent Housing Court jurisdiction over housing maintenance enforcement in IMDs.
Keywords
Loft Law -- Res Judicata -- Interim Multiple Dwelling ("IMD") -- Housing Court Has Concurrent Jurisdiction Over Housing Maintenance Enforcement Proceedings Involving IMDs – Housing Maintenance Code ("HMC") is Applicable in IMDs
Recommended Citation
"Brown v. Eighteen Properties LLC" (2026). All Decisions. 2365.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2365
