Leckie v. New York City Department for the Aging

Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Carol R. Edmead, J.), entered August 12, 2009, which denied the petition seeking to annul the determination of respondent New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA), denying petitioner’s application for senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE) benefits, and dismissed the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Pursuant to RPTL 467-b and Administrative Code of City of NY § 26-509, an eligible New York City rent-stabilized tenant may apply to DFTA for SCRIE benefits. To qualify…