Court Won't Remove 7A Administrator

February 1, 2003

LVT Number: 16377

HPD appointed a 7A administrator in 2002 to manage and correct violations at landlord's building. Landlord later asked the court to remove the 7A administrator. Landlord claimed that it had substantially completed electrical work at the building and had corrected nearly all the violations. Landlord also was willing to post a $100,000 bond as security. The court ruled against landlord. Landlord didn't present any future plans to maintain the building and didn't prove that work had been started to correct violations that were unrelated to the electrical work.

HPD appointed a 7A administrator in 2002 to manage and correct violations at landlord's building. Landlord later asked the court to remove the 7A administrator. Landlord claimed that it had substantially completed electrical work at the building and had corrected nearly all the violations. Landlord also was willing to post a $100,000 bond as security. The court ruled against landlord. Landlord didn't present any future plans to maintain the building and didn't prove that work had been started to correct violations that were unrelated to the electrical work. So landlord didn't meet the requirements for removal of a 7A administrator.

Matter of HPD: NYLJ, 1/16/03, p. 24, col. 1 (Civ. Ct. Bronx; Rashford, J)

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