Myeong Cheol Kim v. New York State Division of Housing & Community Renewal

—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Office of Rent Administration, dated July 5, 1996, which affirmed an order of the Rent Administrator, dated August 7, 1991, which found, inter alia, that the petitioners had overcharged the complaining tenant and awarded treble damages, the petitioners appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Durante, J.), entered March 21, 1997, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

Contrary…