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Conason v. Megan Holding, LLC, 25 N.Y.3d 1 (2015)

Citation
Conason v. Megan Holding, LLC, 25 N.Y.3d 1 (2015)
Parent Document
Conason v. Megan Holding, LLC, 25 N.Y.3d 1 (2015)
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Effective Date
2015-02-24

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*14We disagreed with both approaches, and held that DHCR should use its default formula to determine the lawful rent in 1996 (id. at 179-181). The illusory nature of Baron’s tenancy was the decision’s raison d’etre. We commented that “[rjeflecting an attempt to circumvent the Rent Stabilization Law in violation of the public policy of New York, the Baron lease was void at its inception”; and “because the rent it purported to establish was therefore illegal, the 1996 rent registration statement listing this illegal rent was also a nullity” (id. at 181).