Apartment Deregulated Before June 14, 2019, Not Reregulated by HSTPA

December 19, 2019

LVT Number: #30544

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case without trial. Landlord appealed and won. Before moving out, prior tenant had a one-year lease from August 2013 through August 2014 at a monthly rent of $2,330.55. When an 18.25 percent vacancy increase was added, the legal rent charged to tenant was above the $2,500 high-rent vacancy deregulation threshold in effect at that time. Contrary to tenant's argument, the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) didn't reregulate tenant's deregulated apartment.

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case without trial. Landlord appealed and won. Before moving out, prior tenant had a one-year lease from August 2013 through August 2014 at a monthly rent of $2,330.55. When an 18.25 percent vacancy increase was added, the legal rent charged to tenant was above the $2,500 high-rent vacancy deregulation threshold in effect at that time. Contrary to tenant's argument, the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) didn't reregulate tenant's deregulated apartment. HSTPA didn't reregulate any units lawfully deregulated before the law's June 14, 2019, effective date. 

191 Realty Assoc., LP v. Tejeda: 2019 NY Slip Op 51864(U), Index No. 570227/19 (App. T. 1 Dept.; 11/22/19; Shulman, PJ, Edmead, J)

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