Legal Opinion
Mohassel v. Fenwick
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 2005PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
In this rent overcharge proceeding, the issue is whether a rent stabilized tenant was properly granted prejudgment interest on a treble damages award. We conclude that he was.
In 1984, Parviz Robert Mohassel commenced a rent overcharge proceeding with the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) relating to his Manhattan apartment, alleging that building owner Lila Fenwick was collecting rent in excess of that authorized under the New York City Rent Stabilization Law. A cotenant was also named in the petition. After the owner failed to comply with…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Love v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Gilman v. New York State Division of Housing & Community RenewalNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Aurecchione v. New York State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
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