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Liggett v. Lew Realty LLC, 180 N.Y.S.3d 115 (2022)

Citation
Liggett v. Lew Realty LLC, 180 N.Y.S.3d 115 (2022)
Parent Document
Liggett v. Lew Realty LLC, 180 N.Y.S.3d 115 (2022)
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Effective Date
2022-12-08

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Similarly, this Court has previously noted in Matter of Missionary Sisters of Sacred Heart, Ill. v New York State Div. of Hous. and Community Renewal that the Rent Stabilization Law was enacted, inter alia, to "prevent the exaction of 'unjust, unreasonable and oppressive rents' and to 'forestall profiteering, speculation and other disruptive practices' in the housing market" (283 AD2d 284, 287 [1st Dept 2001] [citations omitted]; see also Administrative Code of City of NY § 26-501). Defendant cites Missionary Sisters for the proposition that it was permissible under the applicable law in 2000 to charge a tenant a preferential rent. However, that case did not involve a tenant who agreed to an initial legal regulated rent that would never apply to him, which he agreed never to challenge, and that would only serve to deregulate the apartment upon his departure.