Greeting Card Publishers, Inc. v. Spencer

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bruce J. Gould, J.

The subject premises of this proceeding is an interim multiple dwelling. Respondent moves to dismiss after petitioner’s *801prima facie case on the basis of respondent’s failure to comply with the owner obligations in Multiple Dwelling Law § 284.

Multiple Dwelling Law § 285 grants owners of interim multiple dwellings the authority to maintain a nonpayment proceeding, notwithstanding the lack of a certificate of occupancy and multiple dwelling registration. However this dispensation only obtains if the owner is in compliance with article 7-C of the Multiple…