Hartman v. New York State Division of Housing & Community Renewal

The competent evidence in the record supports the determination of the respondent, which, therefore, meets the substantial evidence test (Matter of Bowley Assocs. v State of New York Ins. Dept., 98 AD2d 521, 527, affd 63 NY2d 982). The petitioners wanted to renovate the subject building for mixed professional office and luxury residence use and it is charged that they sought to force the remaining tenants to vacate the building with harassing tactics such as denying heat and hot water, employing extraordinarily destructive workmen to perform supposed renovation work in the public areas, and…