Conti v.Citrin

—Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Greenfield, J.), entered February 1, 1990, which, inter alia, awarded plaintiffs attorneys’ fees of $27,814.07, and litigation expenses of $2,586.20, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

As was previously determined (Conti v Citrin, 132 Misc 2d 834, affd 121 AD2d 852, lv dismissed 69 NY2d 742), defendant Citrin was an illusory tenant who had illegally subdivided premises and sublet them for profit. The court awarded the undivided apartment to the plaintiffs, the subtenants in possession. In its memorandum decision of August…