MATTER OF HARRIS v. ISRAEL

Index No. 570081/19. Appeal No. 13074. Case No. 2020-03408.

191 A.D.3d 468 (2021)

142 N.Y.S.3d 497

2021 NY Slip Op 00796

In the Matter of Matthew Harris, Appellant, v. Woodrina Israel, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided February 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Latham & Watkins LLP, New York ( Alexander K. Ehmke of counsel), for appellant.

SDK Heiberger, LLP, New York ( Steven B. Sperber of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Renwick, J.P., Kern, Mazzarelli, Oing, JJ.


The issue in this appeal is whether the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) part I applies to this holdover proceeding, which had been decided by Civil Court and was pending before the Appellate Term when the law was enacted. The parties do not dispute petitioner landlord's entitlement to a judgment of possession under the old law.

As amended by HSTPA part I (L 2019, ch 36, § 1, part I, § 2), Rent Stabilization Law of 1969 (Administrative...

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