DeSabato v. Board of Assessors

—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review certain determinations of a Small Claims Assessment Review Hearing Officer made pursuant to RPTL article 7, title 1-A, the Board of Assessors of the Town of Islip and the Board of Assessment Review of the Town of Islip appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Tannenbaum, J.), dated October 22, 1996, which denied their motion to dismiss the petition.

Ordered that on the Court’s own motion, the appellants’ notice of appeal is treated as an application for leave to appeal, and leave to appeal is granted (see, CPLR 5701 [c]);…