Baykal Corp. v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bentley Kassal, J.

Petitioner seeks an order pursuant to CPLR article 78 (1) reviewing a determination by respondents determining that painting was a required service of Apartment No. 5c at premises 440 East 6th Street, New York, New York, and (2) decreasing the rent on said apartment by $13.82 per month for failure to paint.

Petitioner alleges that he is the president of the corporation which owns the subject building and has been the building’s managing agent since 1959; that apartment 5c has never been painted by the landlord; that the rent registration card does not list…