Bluestar Properties Inc. v. New York State Division of Housing & Community Renewal

Respondent, as “[t]he administrative agency charged with enforcing a statutory mandate [,] has broad discretion in evaluating pertinent factual data and inferences to be drawn therefrom, and its interpretation will be upheld so long as not irrational or unreasonable” (Matter of 333 E. 49th Assoc., LP v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, Off. of *491Rent Admin., 40 AD3d 516, 516 [2007], affd 9 NY3d 982 [2007]). Here, the prior owner of the subject premises, in answering the service complaint, acknowledged that access to the community room was a required service that was provided to…