ORTIZ v. 570156 LLC


19 Misc.3d 819 (2008)

855 N.Y.S.2d 335

ARGENTINA ORTIZ et al., Plaintiffs, v. 570156 LLC et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

March 31, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Society, New York City (Scott Rosenberg and Judith Goldiner of counsel), for plaintiffs.

Sontag & Hyman, P.C., Roslyn Heights (Marc H. Hyman of counsel), for KVEST LLC, defendant.

Cohen Hurkin Ehrenfeld Pomerantz & Tenenbaum, Brooklyn (Robert Ehrenfeld of counsel), for 530 East 22nd Realty LLC, defendant.

Cohen & Stark, LLP, Bronx (Paul J. Christ of counsel), for M.R.S. Realty, LLC, defendant.

Rose & Rose, New York City (Kenneth E. Rosen and Dean Dreiblatt of counsel), for 550 Realty Heights, LLC, defendant.


OPINION OF THE COURT

WALTER B. TOLUB, J.

This motion raises the novel question as to whether an attorney may recover fees and costs under Real Property Law § 234 for successfully prevailing in an action involving Section 8 housing tenants. By this motion, plaintiffs move for an order granting their attorney a total of $15,923.89 in attorneys' fees and costs,1 to be paid by defendants 570156 LLC (Five Seven Naught), KVEST...

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