Queens Fresh Meadows, LLC v. Newberry

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Ordered that the amended judgment is modified by increasing the award in favor of occupant Janice Newberry to the principal sum of $24,295; as so modified, the amended judgment is affirmed, without costs.

In March 2008, landlord commenced this licensee summary proceeding (see RPAPL 713 [7]) to recover possession of a rent-stabilized apartment. Occupant, the daughter of the deceased tenant of record, answered, asserting a defense of succession rights, as well as a claim for attorney’s fees pursuant to Real Property Law § 234. Motion practice and discovery ensued.…