275 Webster Tenants, Inc. v. Wright

—Judgment (denominated an order), Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Arber, J.), entered on or about February 21, 1996, which denied petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR article 78 to annul respondent’s denial of J51 benefits for the installation of a new boiler/burner, and dismissed the petition, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

We defer to respondent’s interpretation of its rule 2.4 (5), which defines "commencement” of the 36-month period allowed to complete a J51 project as "the date of issuance of a permit by a City agency”, as creating only an evidentiary presumption that can…