Dugan v. London Terrace Gardens, L.P.

*365OPINION OF THE COURT

Lucy Billings, J.

I. Background

Plaintiffs in these two actions, on behalf of themselves and similarly defined classes of tenants at defendant’s building complex, London Terrace Gardens, claim that defendant charged them excessive rents under applicable rent-stabilization laws and equivalent rent-control laws. (Roberts v Tishman Speyer Props., L.P., 13 NY3d 270 [2009].) London Terrace Gardens consists of almost 1,000 apartments. Plaintiffs claim defendant unlawfully removed over 50% of these units from rent stabilization or control and charged its tenants excessive rent.

The…