Legal Opinion
Helfand v. Division of Housing & Community Renewal
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 1999PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Robert D. Lippmann, J.
In this CPLR article 78 proceeding petitioner seeks to annul as arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law the Division of Housing and Community Renewal’s (DHCR) determination dated October 8, 1998 which ordered petitioner to refund a rent overcharge of $21,600, which sum includes treble damages.
The DHCR proceeding has a long history; it began on June 24, 1985. Dan Brennan occupied the parlor floor apartment No. 2 at 32 East 38 Street in Manhattan under a sublease from Penfield Petroleum Products, Inc. (Penfield) for a three-year term running from…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- 52 Riverside Realty Co. v. EbenhartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Carol Turner, 308 Realty, Inc. v. SpearCivil Court of the City of New York · 1987
- Polanco v. HigginsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
3Cited by1 opinion
- Schnall v. LynchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002