Housing

New York Appellate Procedure Civil Procedure Housing

Appellate Division, First Department

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Aras v. B-U Realty — Rent-fraud standards sent back for unified review

/ August 15, 2026

The First Department remitted a rent-overcharge case so the trial court can apply the revised common-law and statutory fraudulent-deregulation standards together.

New York Civil Procedure Housing Real Estate

Appellate Division, First Department

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Matter of 382 8th Avenue Realty — DHCR’s rehabilitation proof rules upheld

/ August 15, 2026

The First Department upheld DHCR’s use of Operational Bulletin 95-2 and its rejection of conclusory proof for a claimed 1980s substantial-rehabilitation exemption.

New York Civil Procedure Housing Real Estate

Appellate Division, First Department

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Najera-Ordonez v. 260 Partners — Post-Roberts J-51 deregulation establishes liability

/ July 25, 2026

The First Department imposed liability for eight apartments knowingly deregulated after Roberts and ordered a fraud trial over 23 pre-Roberts deregulations.