Matter of Atm One, LLC v. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal
Decision Date | 20 February 2007 |
Docket Number | 2006-04661 |
Parties | In the Matter of ATM ONE, LLC, Appellant, v. NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, Respondent. |
Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
In reviewing a determination made by an administrative agency such as the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (hereinafter the DHCR), the court's inquiry is limited to whether the determination is arbitrary and capricious, or without a rational basis in the record and a reasonable basis in law (see CPLR 7803 [3]; Matter of Classic Realty v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, 2 NY3d 142 [2004]; Matter of Melendez v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, 304 AD2d 580; Matter of 85 E. Parkway Corp. v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, 297 AD2d 675 [2002]; Matter of 47-40 41st Realty Corp. v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, 225 AD2d 547 [1996]). An agency's interpretation of the statutes and regulations that it administers is entitled to deference, and must be upheld if reasonable (see Matter of Melendez v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, supra; Matter of 85 E. Parkway Corp. v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, supra; Matter of 47-40 41st Realty Corp. v New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, supra).
The DHCR's determination that the petitioner charged its tenant Mohammad A. Janjua more than the legal regulated rate for his apartment had a reasonable basis in law and a rational basis in the record, and was not arbitrary and capricious. The petitioner relied upon a stipulation signed by the tenant and a cotenant in settlement of a 2001 holdover proceeding to justify offering them a vacancy lease imposing an 18% rental increase. However, the DHCR reasonably interpreted section 2500.12 of the Emergency Tenant Protection...
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