Rent Stabilized

Civil Court of the City of New York

New York County (Manhattan)

LT-321750-23/NY

2026 NY Slip Op 51134(U)

Sammy Group LLC

Justin Collins

2026-07-24

Post-Trial Motion by Landlord

Judgment for Tenant

Tenant Substantially Won

After trial on the tenant's counterclaims of breach of warranty of habitability, harassment, and rent overcharge, the court entered judgment for the tenant on all three. The subject apartment was found to be an unlawful combination of predecessor apartments whose legal rent was never registered with DHCR, requiring application of the default formula under RSC § 2522.6(b)(3) to calculate overcharge damages. The court awarded a rent abatement, civil penalties for harassment, and entered an order enjoining the landlord from further harassing the tenant.

Rent Stabilization; Frankenstein Apartment; Calculation of Rent Overcharges Using Alternative Methodologies for Determining Base Date Rent Under RSC § 2522.6(b)(2)(iii) & RSC § 2522.6(b)(3)

"Sammy Group LLC v. Collins" (2026). All Decisions. 2357.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/2357