Case Type

Non-payment

Housing Type

Rent Stabilized

Court

Civil Court of the City of New York

County

Kings County (Brooklyn)

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

LT-304756-22/KI

Petitioner

4912 Management Inc.

Respondent

Mercedes aka Mercedes Duran; Mercedes De Los Angeles Duran Medina

Judge

Sanchez, Enedina Pilar

Decision/Order Date

2026-09-09

Posture

Post-Answer Motion by Landlord

Disposition

Motion Granted for Tenant

Winner

Tenant Substantially Won

Synopsis

Court grants tenant's motion for partial summary judgment on affirmative defense, ordering that landlord is barred from collecting 15 months of rent covered by ERAP provisional approval. Landlord failed to provide OTDA the information necessary to receive ERAP payments within the required statutory timeframe, thereby waiving the covered rent under the 2021 ERAP statute. ERAP has since closed and no funds remain. Court rejects landlord's claim of ignorance of the provisional approval.

Keywords

ERAP; Waiver of Rent; Landlord Barred from Collecting Rent for Months that Were Covered by ERAP Provisional Approval; Landlord Failed to Provide OTDA Information Necessary to Receive Payment

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