Gerard v. Clermont York Associates LLC

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Anil C. Singh, J.), entered August 9, 2012, which granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiffs in this action for rent overcharges are tenants at a rental apartment building owned by defendant. Plaintiffs seek to certify a class of current, former, and future tenants whose formerly rent-stabilized apartments were deregulated even though the building owner was receiving J-51 tax abatement benefits.

The motion court providently exercised its discretion in deeming the motion for class certification, which…