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

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Lehner, J.), entered November 30, 1992, which in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to annul respondent agency’s determination awarding respondent tenants rent overcharges and treble damages, denied the application and dismissed the petition, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Treble damages were properly assessed from 1984 against petitioner, which defaulted in appearing and failed to submit any evidence to rebut the tenants’ allegations of willful rent overcharge (Rent Stabilization Code [9 NYCRR] § 2526.1; Matter of Lavanant v State…