3505 Broadway Realty Corp. v. New York State Division of Housing & Community Renewal

In October 1983, tenant Luis Ruiz leased a rent-stabilized apartment, 5F, in a building located at 600 West 140th Street for $350 per month. After several months, the landlord informed the tenant that he would have to sign a new lease *348requiring him to pay $406.07 per month. After the tenant complied, he filed a complaint of rent overcharge with respondent DHCR in July 1984. During the investigatory stage of the proceeding, in which the agency was seeking discovery of rent rolls going back to April 1, 1980, petitioner acquired said building and asserted that such records were not available,…