Friesch-Groningsche Hypotheekbank Realty Credit Corp. v. Slabakis

Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Edith Miller, J.), entered October 20, 1994, which, inter alia, denied plaintiffs’ motion for a writ of assistance pursuant to RPAPL 221 to gain possession of apartments from defendant Slabakis and which directed a hearing to determine whether defendant was a rent-stabilized tenant, unanimously reversed, on the law and facts, to the extent appealed from and the motion granted, with costs and disbursements payable to plaintiffs.

While the IAS Court properly granted plaintiffs’ motion of a writ of assistance as to defendant Ward, it erred in denying…