Real Property Law § 234 provides for a reciprocal right to attorney's fees where a residential lease authorizes such fees in favor of the landlord "in any action or summary proceeding." Because this provision does not apply to either administrative proceedings or proceedings brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 (see Matter of Chessin v New York City Conciliation & Appeals Bd.,
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