390 West End Associates v. Harel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.
The lease at issue on this appeal is essentially the same as leases which we have previously held to be void ab initio as against public policy violative of Rent Stabilization Law; in furtherance of this policy we have even invalidated leases in the very building in question. Hence, consistent with those rulings, we must reverse the Supreme Court order and grant plaintiffs motion to vacate a prior consent judgment which deregulated the subject apartment.
The basic facts are undisputed. Defendant Ezra Harel holds Israeli citizenship and has resided there since 1988.…
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