Linden v. New York State Division of Housing & Community Renewal

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edith Miller, J.), entered March 11, 1994, which denied petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR article 78 to annul respondent’s determination imposing treble damages for a rent overcharge, and dismissed the petition, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Judicial deference is due respondent’s finding that the bills and invoices petitioner submitted to show that he made "improvements” to the apartment that justified a rent increase under former Code of the Rent Stabilization Association of New York City, Inc. § 20 (C) (1) (see, 9 NYCRR 2522.4 [a] [1])…