Leonori Associates v. Sultan

OPINION OF THE COURT

Barbara R. Kapnick, J.

In this action, plaintiff Leonori Associates, the owner of apartment 4F in the building located at 26 East 63rd Street, claims that defendant Yvonne Sultan, the tenant of the apartment, *239charged her roommate, Beverly Cole, $1,400 per month in rent even though the entire legal regulated rent for the apartment was only $1,262.90. Plaintiff further claims that defendant has a history of rent gouging other roommates, and has operated the apartment as a “bed and breakfast.*

As a result, plaintiff is seeking a judgment: (i) declaring that the apartment is no…