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BIKMAN v. NY. CITY LOFT BD.

No. 45

14 N.Y.3d 377 (2010)

928 N.E.2d 393

902 N.Y.S.2d 11

In the Matter of CHARLA BIKMAN, as Administrator of the Estate of MINDA BIKMAN, Deceased, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CITY LOFT BOARD, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided April 1, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cardozo , Corporation Counsel, New York City ( Marta Ross, Edward F.X. Hart and Diana Murray of counsel), for appellant.

Charla Bikman , respondent pro se.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH and PIGOTT concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JONES, J.

The question before this Court is whether the estate of a deceased loft tenant is entitled to recoup the value of improvements made by the tenant pursuant to Multiple Dwelling Law § 286 (6). We answer in the affirmative.

Decedent Minda Bikman became a resident of the subject Manhattan loft in 1974 and was the protected tenant under article 7-C of the Multiple Dwelling...

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