MTR DEPT. OF HOUS. v. COHEN


128 Misc.2d 351 (1985)

In the Matter of Department of Housing Preservation and Development of the City of New York, Petitioner, v. David Cohen et al., Respondents.

Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County.

May 9, 1985


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Kramer and Donald T. Roddo for petitioner. Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel (John Cox of counsel), for Department of Buildings of City of New York. Solomon & Bernstein (M. Bruce Solomon and Joel Bernstein of counsel), for respondents. Norman Siegel, Nancy Biberman and Anne Teicher for various tenants.


LEWIS R. FRIEDMAN, J.

On April 19, 1985 a portion of a wall at the premises 341 Broome Street collapsed. The premises was a single-room occupancy (SRO) hotel. As a result of the collapse, the Department of Buildings (DOB) issued a peremptory vacate order pursuant to Administrative Code of the City of New York §§ 643a-1.0, 643a-13.0 and C26-80.0. Approximately 131 residents of the building were vacated and are now living in emergency housing...

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