Rovito v. Melendez

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Final judgment unanimously affirmed without costs.

*280In this nonpayment proceeding, commenced in March 1995, tenant counterclaimed for rent overcharges based in part on a jump in rent from $306.50 on the 1987 annual apartment registration to $425 on the 1988 registration. On a motion for partial summary judgment, the Housing Court barred the introduction of proof of the 1987/1988 jump pursuant to this court’s decision in Avner v Trump Mgt. (NYLJ, May 19, 1995, at 34, col 5). In Avner, this court interpreted the relevant provisions of the Rent Stabilization Law…