Hudsoncliff Building Co. v. Chandler

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Lorraine Miller, J.), entered on or about July 28, 2000, which, in an action by a landlord against a tenant and the Department of Buildings seeking, inter alia, a declaration that the subject apartment is not legal, and cannot be made legal, for residential occupancy, and directing the tenant to vacate the apartment, denied the landlord’s motion for summary judgment, sua sponte dismissed the complaint, and denied the Department of Buildings’ cross motion for summary judgment as moot, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The IAS Court correctly ruled that…