Landlord Can Charge First Rent
LVT Number: 6871
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that she was being overcharged. The court found that landlord charged a lawful first rent for tenant's apartment. Landlord had substantially rehabilitated the building and gotten a new certificate of occupancy. The apartment didn't exist in its present form on the base date.
R.A.S. Ventures, Inc. v. McCracken: NYLJ, p. 23, col. 1 (3/3/93) (Civ. Ct. NY; Rodriguez, J)