Other than the Court of Appeal’s 4-3 ruling in Regina Metro. Co., LLC v. New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, 35 NY3d 332 (2020), landlords have had little to cheer about since the Legislature enacted the HSTPA in 2019. In February, however, the Appellate Division, First Department issued favorable rulings to landlords in Harris v. Israel and Kreloff v. New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, both of which are analyzed below.

‘Harris v. Israel’