Manocherian v. Lenox Hill Hospital

Sullivan, J. P., and Ross, J.,

dissent in a memorandum by Sullivan, J. P., as follows: In this declaratory judgment action to determine, inter alia, whether Lenox Hill Hospital is entitled to renewal leases to six rent stabilized apartments at 420 E. 79th Street in New York City, the IAS Court and, in affirming, the majority, interpret chapter 940 of the Laws of 1984 so that renewal leases to the six apartments in question, as well as 48 others similarly affected, must be offered to Lenox Hill effectively in perpetuity.

At issue is the proper interpretation of chapter 940, an amendment to the…