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

*458Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Herman Cahn, J.), entered October 15, 2004, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the brief, awarded petitioners interest from December 13, 2000, and denied their request for attorneys’ fees, unanimously modified, on the law, interest awarded from May 19, 1995, and otherwise affirmed, without costs.

When a tenant is forced to commence a plenary action to enforce a fair market rent appeal (FMRA) award, the courts have formulated rules to assure the tenant is made whole by receiving interest from the date of the Rent Administrator’s order…