Richard Altman v. 285 West Fourth

State of New York OPINION Court of Appeals This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. No. 44 Richard Altman, Respondent, v. 285 West Fourth LLC, Appellant. Jeffrey Turkel, for appellant. Lawrence W. Rader, for respondent. Rent Stabilization Association of New York City, Inc., et al.; Urban Justice Center, et al.; and Make the Road New York et al., amici curiae. DiFIORE, Chief Judge: The issue on this appeal is whether the 20% vacancy increase should be included when calculating the legal regulated rent for purposes of determining whether…