Rickman Realty Corp. v. New York State Division of Housing & Community Renewal

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

*553Contrary to the petitioner’s contention, the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (hereinafter the DHCR) reasonably and rationally determined that the installation of windows in a defective and unworkmanlike manner was not a “major capital improvement,” notwithstanding the passage of time between the installation of the windows and the DHCR’s inspection (Rent Stabilization Code [9 NYCRR] § 2522.4 [a] [2]; see Matter of Ansonia Residents Assn, v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, 75 NY2d 206; Matter of 36-08…