Mendelson v. Empire Associates Realty Co.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Sheila Abdus-Salaam, J.), entered on or about August 13, 1999, which granted defendant’s motion, denominated as one to resettle, deemed to be a motion to reargue, to the extent of vacating that portion of the prior order of the same court and Justice entered on or about April 7, 1999, which awarded plaintiff treble damages, but denied the motion insofar as it sought vacatur of the prior order’s award of interest to plaintiff, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff tenant, the first tenant in the subject apartment after the last rent-controlled…