Legal Opinion
Bernard v. Scharf
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 30, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenberger, J.
Petitioners lived at 610 West 142nd Street until the building was rendered uninhabitable by a devastating fire on February 7, 1994. The roof and sixth floor were destroyed and the five lower floors were badly damaged by the water used to extinguish the fire. Of the 61 apartments in the building, 13 were destroyed, while the others sustained various types of damage.
At that time, 18 apartments had been purchased by resident shareholders, 26 were rented at rent-stabilized rates and the remaining 17 were rented at market rates. The Scharf family, holders of the…
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