Burns v. Hoboken Rent Leveling & Stabilization Board

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LIHOTZ, J.A.D.

Defendant Bloomfield 206 Corporation (Bloomfield) appeals from the denial of its motion to vacate a stipulation of dismissal filed by plaintiffs Megan Burns and Joseph Nieves in this prerogative writ action (PWA). Plaintiffs are tenants in a building owned by Bloomfield. Plaintiffs initially filed the PWA to challenge an upward modification of plaintiffs’ rent granted by defendant, the Hoboken Rent Leveling & Stabilization Board (the Board), because it permitted consideration of rent decontrols claimed by Bloomfield. In the course of the…