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The New York Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Jan. 7, held a hearing on five cases that involved claims that tenants were overcharged rent by their landlords, who had removed their apartments from rent stabilization while collecting J-51 tax benefits.
Each of the cases cite the pivotal 2009 Court of Appeals ruling, Roberts v. Tishman Speyer Properties, in which the high court ruled that landlords couldn’t receive J-51 tax benefits in New York City if they removed an apartment from rent stabilization via luxury decontrol.
