commonality. "Thus, the defenses available to defendant for the representative plaintiffs are
varied and individualized, as are the claims of those two plaintiffs" (Rife v Barnes Firm, P.C., 48 AD3d
1228, 1230 [4th Dept 2008], lv dismissed in part, denied in part 10 NY3d 910
[2008]).
In the second category of claims, each plaintiff alleges that the apartment was listed as a high
rent vacancy and purportedly deregulated, but that apartment inspections establish that the
requisite improvements were not made.
These plaintiffs include: (1) Claire Shriver and Anum Shah (3B at 144 East 22nd Street;
deregulated in 2015, requiring more than $32,300 in IAIs); (2) Graham Ciraulo (4C at 11 Seaman
Avenue; between 2014 and 2015, rent increased by $646.97, a 72% increase requiring more than
$24,700 in IAIs): (3) Thomas Pierce and April Townes (5B [same address]; between 2010 and
2011, rent increased by $462.70, a 55% increase requiring more than $9,700 in IAIs); (4)
Antonio Vazquez and Jennifer Duprey (4E at 15 Seaman Avenue; listed as a high rent vacancy,
purportedly deregulated in 2008, requiring more than $44,800 in IAIs); (5) Doug and Sara [*8]Bender (2G at 500 West 35th Street; between 2014 and 2015, rent
increased by $868.24, a 98% increase requiring more than $38,300 in IAIs); (6) Christopher Ford
(3D [same address]; between 2007 and 2008, rent increased by $821.48, a 123% increase
requiring more than $25,900 in IAIs); (7) Steven Katchen (4F [same address]; between 2004 and
2005, rent increased by $808.58, a 110% increase requiring more than $24,700 in IAIs); (8) Ron
Yosipovich (4J [same address]; between 2005 and 2006, rent increased by $1,030.91, a 171%
increase requiring more than $34,900 in IAIs); (9) R.S. Salamon (6H [same address]; listed as a