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`OF THE
`COURT
`SUPREME
`OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY
`-------------------------------------------------------------------------X
`OF NEW YORK,
`THE CITY
`
`STATE
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`-against-
`
`Index
`
`No.
`
`451031/2018
`
`Mot.
`
`Seq. No.
`
`001
`
`LLC,
`L.P.,
`ASSOCIATES,
`KNOWN AS 321 WEST
`LOT
`and
`21, County,
`City
`
`KNOWN AS 323 WEST
`LOT
`and
`20, County,
`City
`
`L.P.,
`ASSOCIATES,
`KNOWN AS 328 WEST
`LOT
`and
`49, County,
`City
`
`L.P.,
`ASSOCIATES,
`KNOWN AS 332 WEST
`LOT
`and
`51, County,
`City
`
`KNOWN AS 334 WEST
`LOT
`and
`52, County,
`City
`
`L.P.,
`ASSOCIATES,
`KNOWN AS 348 WEST
`LOT
`and
`59, County,
`City
`
`KNOWN AS 350 WEST
`LOT
`and
`59, County,
`City
`
`APPLE
`BIG
`MANAGEMENT,
`47™
`STREET
`321-3 WEST
`47
`THE LAND AND BUILDING
`47™
`BLOCK
`47
`STREET,
`1038,
`of New York,
`State
`THE LAND AND BUILDING
`47™
`BLOCK
`47
`1038,
`STREET,
`of New York,
`State
`47™ STREET
`328-30 WEST
`47
`THE LAND AND BUILDING
`47™
`BLOCK
`47
`1037,
`STREET,
`of New York,
`State
`47™ STREET
`332-4 WEST
`47
`THE LAND AND BUILDING
`47™
`BLOCK
`47
`STREET,
`1037,
`of New York,
`State
`THE LAND AND BUILDING
`47™
`BLOCK
`47
`STREET,
`1037,
`of New York,
`State
`47™
`348-58 WEST
`STREET
`47
`THE LAND AND BUILDING
`47™
`BLOCK
`47
`STREET,
`1037,
`of New York,
`State
`THE LAND AND BUILDING
`47™
`BLOCK
`47
`STREET,
`1037,
`of New York,
`State
`FLAVIO
`RAUSEI,
`DOE"
`"JOHN
`and
`named
`parties,
`the managers
`on by
`defendant
`and
`
`and
`"JANE
`
`LLC,
`real
`in the
`
`fictitiously
`intended
`
`being
`carried
`being
`MANAGEMENT,
`or
`title
`interest
`this
`
`DOE,"
`
`true
`
`numbers
`names
`unknown,
`of
`or operators
`APPLE
`BIG
`person
`which
`
`1 through
`10,
`parties
`the
`business
`
`the
`
`claiming
`is the
`
`any
`subject
`
`right,
`of
`
`any
`property
`
`action,
`
`Defendants.
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`MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF THE CITY OF
`THE CITY
`OF PLAINTIFF
`OF
`NEW YORK'S
`FOR A TEMPORARY
`ORDER
`NEW YORK’S MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
`MOTION
`RESTRAINING
`AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
`AND PRELIMINARY
`IN JUNCTION
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`TABLE
`
`OF CONTENTS
`
`TABLE
`
`OF AUTHORITIES.........................................................................................................iii
`.........................................................................................................
`
`PRELIMINARY
`
`STATEMENT
`
`....................................................................................................
`
`~~~
`
`1
`
`STATEMENT
`
`OF FACTS.............................................................................................................
`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7
`
`A. . Relevant
`
`Factual
`
`Background.............................................................................................
`
`B.
`
`The Mayor's
`
`Office
`
`of Special
`
`Enforcement......................................................................
`
`7
`
`9
`
`LEGAL
`
`I.
`
`
`
`ARGUMENTS................................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10
`
`LAWS AND CASES
`TRANSIENT
`TO ILLEGAL
`RELEVANT
`APPLICABLE
`AND DECEIVES
`IS A PUBLIC
`NUISANCE
`WHICH
`OCCUPANCY,
`
`CONSUMERS..................................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10
`
`10
`
`13
`
`15
`
`17
`
`18
`
`18
`
`20
`
`21
`
`A.
`
`Short-Term
`Dwellings
`
`Dwelling
`
`Transient
`Are
`Occupancies
`such
`as the Subject
`Buildings
`and New York
`
`in Class A Multiple
`Prohibited
`to the New York
`Pursuant
`Multiple
`Codes..............
`Maintenance
`and Building
`
`Housing
`
`Law,
`
`City
`
`B. More
`Pursuant
`
`Stringent
`Fire
`Safety
`to the New York
`
`Standards
`Fire
`
`City
`
`Required
`Are
`and Building
`
`for
`Transient
`Occupancies
`Codes...........................................
`
`C.
`
`D.
`
`of Short-Term
`as the Subject
`
`Transient
`Occupancies
`The Advertising
`such
`Is Also
`Prohibited
`Buildings
`Dwellings
`and New York
`New York
`Multiple
`Law,
`City
`Dwelling
`Law
`.............................................................................................................................
`
`in Class A Multiple
`Pursuant
`to the
`Consumer
`Protection
`
`1. The
`or
`
`offering,
`"service"
`
`booking
`within
`
`the
`
`rental
`and
`purview
`
`of
`of
`
`transient
`accommodations
`Protection
`the Consumer
`
`"good"
`
`is a
`Law.........................
`
`2. The
`
`offering
`accommodations,
`
`or product
`of a service
`is a deceptive
`trade
`
`prohibited
`practice
`
`as illegal
`such
`law,
`by
`.......................................................
`
`of a service
`3. The
`offering
`which
`as accommodations
`deceptive
`trade
`practice
`
`which
`or product
`do not meet
`fire
`requirements,
`safety
`..........................................................................................
`
`is unfit
`
`for
`
`its
`
`intended
`
`such
`
`use,
`is a
`
`Law
`Abatement
`The Nuisance
`of
`the Public
`to Protect
`Members
`Threaten
`Their
`Code
`That
`
`Health,
`
`Provides
`from
`
`Safety
`
`Procedural
`of
`Violations
`and Welfare
`
`Relief
`Intended
`Expressly
`the MDL
`and Building
`..............................................
`
`1. Admin.
`
`Code
`
`Occupancy
`
`§ 7-703(d)
`in Violation
`
`- Public
`Nuisance
`of
`the Building
`
`Illegal
`Caused
`Transient
`by
`Code........................................................
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`2. Admin.
`
`Knowingly
`Hazardous
`of People
`
`- Public
`
`Code
`
`by Defendants
`Caused
`Nuisance
`§ 7-703(1)
`or Recklessly
`and Fire
`and Maintaining
`Building
`Creating
`of a Considerable
`Number
`Endanger
`that
`the Safety
`Conditions
`.................................................................................................................
`
`3. Remedies
`
`Authorized
`
`by
`
`the Nuisance
`
`Abatement
`
`Law
`
`........................................
`
`E.
`
`The Operation
`Common
`Law
`
`Illegal
`of
`Public
`
`Transient
`Nuisance
`
`Constitutes
`Also
`Accommodations
`..................................................................................
`
`a
`
`II. A TRO AND PRELIMINARY
`THE DEFENDANTS'
`ILLEGAL
`PRESERVE
`THE PERMANENT
`
`TO HALT
`ARE NECESSARY
`INJUNCTION
`AND
`AND UNSAFE
`HOTEL
`OPERATIONS
`IN THE
`SUBJECT
`HOUSING
`BUILDINGS...........
`
`A. A TRO and Preliminary
`Injunction
`Are
`and Admin.
`Code
`to Ensure
`Compliance
`and Fire
`
`Concerning
`
`Building
`
`Safety
`
`under
`the MDL,
`Authorized
`with
`and Regulations
`Laws
`Hazards
`...........................................................
`
`CPLR,
`
`22
`
`22
`
`23
`
`24
`
`24
`
`25
`
`27
`
`28
`
`30
`
`31
`
`32
`
`B.
`
`C.
`
`The City
`Nuisances
`
`to Halt
`Has Met
`Standard
`Facie
`the Prima
`Necessary
`....................................................................................................................
`
`Public
`
`The City Would
`the Traditional
`
`Be Entitled
`
`Three-Prong
`
`to a TRO and Preliminary
`Injunction
`Test................................................................................
`
`Even
`
`under
`
`1. Likelihood
`
`Illegal
`of
`on the Merits
`of Success
`Transient
`the Facts
`in the Subject
`and Constitute
`Are
`Indisputable
`Buildings
`Occupancy
`Public
`Nuisance
`......................................................................................................
`
`-
`
`a
`
`2.
`
`Irreparable
`Injunction
`
`of a TRO and
`a Preliminary
`Absent
`the Granting
`Injury
`Order......................................................................................................
`
`3. The
`
`Balance
`
`of Equities
`
`Favors
`
`the City
`
`................................................................
`
`Defendants'
`Defendants
`
`4.
`
`Continued
`
`Violations
`
`Are Willful
`
`and Deceptive..............................
`..............................
`
`
`
`CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 33
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`
`Cases
`
`Associates
`23 Realty
`213 A.D.2d
`306
`
`v. Teigman,
`(1st Dep't
`
`
`
`1995)..........................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`17
`
`v. Hatcher,
`Benik
`750 A.2d~
`
`
`10 (Md. ~ 2000).....................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18, 33
`
`v. Marfre
`Bernucci
`171 Misc.
`997
`
`Holding
`(Sup.Ct.,
`
`Corp.,
`N.Y.
`
`Co.
`
`
`
`1939)....................................................................................................................................................................
`
`of Managers
`Board
`442
`117 A.D.3d
`
`Star
`v. Grishanova,
`the South
`of
`(1st Dep't
`
`2014)..........................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`Brookford,
`47 Misc.3d
`
`LLC v. Penraat,
`723
`(Sup.
`
`Ct., N.Y.
`
`Co.
`
`
`
`2014)..............................................................................................................................................................
`
`19
`
`24
`
`29
`
`Bucho
`Holding
`11 N.Y.2d~ ~
`
`Rent
`State
`v. Temporary
`Co.
`Comm.,
`Housing
`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 32
`469
`(1962)...............................................................................................................
`
`City
`
`of New York
`381
`18 Misc.3d
`
`v. 330 Continental
`(Sup.
`Ct., N.Y.
`
`LLC,
`
`Co.
`
`2007)
`
`.........................................................................
`
`31,
`
`32
`
`City
`
`of New York
`60 A.D.3d
`226
`
`v. 330 Continental
`LLC,
`(1st Dep't
`
`2009)........................................................................................................................................................
`
`City
`
`of New York
`511
`118 A.D.2d
`
`v. Bilynn
`(1st Dep't
`
`Corp.,
`Realty
`
`1986)..................................................................................................................................................................
`
`10, 28,
`
`30,
`
`31
`
`21,
`
`26,
`
`30
`
`City
`
`of New York
`143 Misc.2d
`
`v. Castro,
`aff'd
`766,
`
`160 A.D.2d
`
`651
`
`(1st Dep't
`
`1990)........................................................
`
`City
`
`of New York
`244
`133 A.D.2d
`
`v. Cincotti,
`(2d Dep't
`
`
`
`1987)............................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`of New York
`v. City Oases,
`City
`(Sup.
`49 Misc.
`3d
`1205(A)
`
`LLC,
`Ct., N.Y.
`
`Co.
`
`2015).......................................................................
`
`of New York
`City
`286 A.D.2d
`240
`
`v. Love
`Shack,
`.......................................................................................
`(1st Dep't
`2001).......................................................................................
`
`of New York
`City
`3d 221
`39 Misc.
`
`v. Smart
`
`(Sup.Ct.,
`
`Apartments
`N.Y.
`
`Co.
`
`LLC,
`........................................................................
`2013)........................................................................
`
`City
`
`of New York
`12 N.Y.3d
`616
`
`v. Smokes-Spirits.Com,
`(2009).........................................................................................................
`
`26
`
`30
`
`29
`
`27,
`
`30
`
`passim
`
`23,
`
`24
`
`...
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`City
`
`of Rochester,
`180 Misc.
`2d
`
`v. Premises
`17 (Sup.Ct.,
`
`Located
`Monroe
`
`at 10-12
`Co.
`
`1998)
`
`Washington
`South
`Street,
`..........................................................................
`
`24
`
`Industries
`Copart
`564
`41 N.Y.2d~ ~
`
`v. Consolidated
`Edison,
`
`(1977)...............................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~23
`
`Friedman
`224 A.D.
`
`Prairie
`v. Shindler's
`232
`(3d Dep't
`
`1928),
`
`House,
`aff'd,
`
`250 N.Y.
`
`574
`
`(1929).....................................................
`.....................................................
`
`FTC v. Figgie
`994
`F.2d
`
`International,
`(9th
`Cir.
`
`595
`
`Inc.,
`1993),
`
`cert.
`
`denied,
`
`510 U.S.
`
`1110
`
`(1994)...........................................
`
`FTC v. World
`415
`F.3d
`
`Media
`(7th
`758
`
`Brokers,
`Cir.
`2005)..............................................................................................
`..............................................................................................
`
`Hoover
`v. Durkee,
`212 A.D.2d
`839
`
`(3rd
`
`Dep't
`
`1995).............................................................................................
`
`Incorporated
`54 A.D.3d
`
`Manor
`v.
`of Plandome
`Village
`Ioannou,
`364
`(2d Dep't
`2008)................................................................................................
`................................................................................................
`
`v. Goldberg,
`Karst
`88 Ohio
`App.
`
`3d 413
`
`(1993).....................................................................................................
`
`19
`
`19
`
`18, 33
`
`24
`
`26
`
`18
`
`Matter
`of Chffdale
`Associates,
`FTC LEXIS
`71, Docket
`1984
`Mar.
`Commn.
`Trade
`(Fed.
`9156
`No.
`103 F.T.C.
`23,
`110,
`
`1984).........................................................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 19
`
`Matter
`of Figgie
`107 F.T.C.
`
`313
`
`International,
`(1986),
`
`aff'd.,
`
`Inc.,
`817
`
`F.2d
`
`102
`
`(4th
`
`Cir.
`
`
`
`1987)........................................................................................................
`
`19
`
`Harvester
`Matter
`Int'l
`Co.,
`of
`FTC LEXIS
`2, Docket
`1984
`104 F.T.C.
`Dec.
`Commn.
`Trade
`(Fed.
`9147
`No.
`21,
`949,
`
`1984).........................................................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 19
`
`New York
`v. Town
`Corp.
`Rock
`of Clarkstown,
`Trap
`
`299 N.Y.~ ~ 77 (1949)...................................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~24
`
`W. Mgt.
`Park
`47 N.Y.2d
`
`Corp.
`
`316,
`
`v Mitchell,
`cert.
`denied,
`
`444 U.S.
`
`992
`
`
`
`(1979)..........................................................................................................................
`
`17, 27
`
`Polonetsky
`97 N.Y.2d~ ~
`
`v. Better
`Homes
`Depot,
`Inc.,
`
`46 (2001).................................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 17
`
`Inc.
`Roli-Blue,
`119 A.D.2d
`
`Street
`v. 69/70
`173
`(1st Dep't
`
`Associates,
`
`1986)..........................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`17
`
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`v. E.F.G.
`State
`40 A.D.2d
`
`Baby
`340
`
`Prods.,
`3d De
`
`'t 1973
`
`................................................................................................
`
`v. Joint
`State
`56 A.D.2d
`
`Board,
`310
`
`Nursing
`2d De
`
`Home & Hospital
`Employees
`Div.,
`'t 1977
`................................................................................................
`
`v. Ackerman,
`Sterling
`244 A.D.2d
`170
`
`1st De
`
`'t 1997
`
`.............................................................................................
`
`v. Hilton
`Taieb
`131 A.D.2d
`
`Hotels
`257
`
`Corp.,
`1st De
`
`'t 1987
`
`.............................................................................................
`
`of Poughkeepsie
`Town
`45 Misc.2d
`23,
`
`aff'd
`
`v. Hopper
`23 A.D.2d
`
`Plumbing
`884
`(2nd
`
`& Heating
`Corp.,
`Dep't
`1965)............................................................
`............................................................
`
`Steelworkers
`United
`361 U.S.~ ~ 39
`
`1959
`
`v. United
`of America
`States,
`....................................................................................................................
`
`VD Holdings
`Voom
`93 A.D.3d
`33
`
`LLC v. Echostar
`'t 2012
`1st De
`
`Statelite
`L.L.C.,
`..................................................................................................
`
`W.T. Grant
`52 N.Y.2d~ ~
`
`.Co.
`Co.
`496
`
`v. Srogi,
`1981
`
`...............................................................................................................
`
`v. First
`Walts
`259 A.D.2d
`
`Union
`322
`
`Mortgage
`(1st Dep't),
`
`Corp.,
`appeal
`
`dismissed,
`
`94 N.Y.2d
`
`795
`
`(1999)...................................
`...................................
`
`Statutes
`
`15 U.S.C.
`
`$ 45
`
`a
`
`1 ......................................................................................................................
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`Code
`
`§ 20-700......................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`
`
`§ 20-701(a)..................................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 20-701(c).................................................................................................
`.................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`
`
`§ 20-701(d)..................................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 20-703(d).............................................................................................
`.............................................................................................
`
`Administrative
`
`Code
`
`.................................................................................................
`§ 20-703(e).................................................................................................
`
`Administrative
`
`Code
`
`§ 20-706......................................................................................................
`
`A
`
`V
`7 of 45
`
`18
`
`24
`
`18
`
`19
`
`26
`
`24
`
`6
`
`28
`
`18
`
`16
`
`16
`
`16
`
`17
`
`17
`
`6, 16
`
`16
`
`16
`
`

`

`FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 06/05/2018 12:51 PM
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 113
`
`INDEX NO. 451031/2018
`
`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/05/2018
`
`D ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`Code
`
`§ 27-2122......................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 27-265......................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 27-287.1.................................................................................
`
`15, 20,
`
`28,
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-101.5...................................................................................................
`...................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-102.7...................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-103.13...................................................................................................
`...................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-105.1...................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-118.3...................................................................................................
`...................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-118.3.1................................................................................................
`
`6
`
`12
`
`33
`
`12
`
`21
`
`7
`
`21
`
`12
`
`12
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-118.3.2....................................................................................
`
`12, 21,
`
`30
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-118.3.4................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-205.1...............................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-205.1.1................................................................................................
`
`12
`
`6, 12
`
`13
`
`21
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`~ ~
`Administrative
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-210.3...................................................................................................
`...................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 28-301.1.............................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 7-701..............................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`
`
`§ 7-703(d)..........................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 7-703(1)........................................................................................
`........................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 7-704........................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 7-706..................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`
`
`§ 7-706(a)......................................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 7-707..........................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`
`
`§ 7-707(a)..........................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 7-710....................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`
`
`§ 7-710(a)......................................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`21,
`
`9, 20,
`
`21,
`
`21,
`
`22,
`
`30
`
`31
`
`30
`
`30
`
`22
`
`22,
`
`25
`
`25
`
`6
`
`23,
`
`24
`
`6, 25
`
`23
`
`.
`V1
`8 of 45
`
`

`

`FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 06/05/2018 12:51 PM
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 113
`
`INDEX NO. 451031/2018
`
`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/05/2018
`
`D ~
`Administrative
`
`~
`
`~
`
`~
`
`~
`
`~
`
`~
`Building
`
`~
`Building
`
`~
`Building
`
`~
`Building
`
`~
`Building
`
`Code
`
`§ 7-711........................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 27-353.1.............................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`
`
`§ 27-382(b)......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 27-384(b)...........................................................................................................
`...........................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`
`
`§ 310.1.1..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`Code
`
`§ 310.1.2...................................................................................................
`...................................................................................................
`
`Chapter
`
`225
`
`of
`
`the
`
`Laws
`
`of New York
`
`State
`
`of 2010.......................................................
`
`Chapter
`
`566
`
`of
`
`the
`
`Laws
`
`of New York
`
`State
`
`of 2010...................................................................
`
`25
`
`14
`
`14
`
`14
`
`13
`
`13
`
`12
`
`11
`
`11,
`
`12,
`
`10,
`
`11,
`
`CPLR
`
`CPLR
`
`CPLR
`
`
`
`6301................................................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6, 27
`
`
`
`6311......................................................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6
`
`
`
`6313......................................................................................................................................~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6
`
`CPLR Article
`
`63 ...........................................................................................................................
`
`24
`
`Ch.
`
`Emergency
`(Lexis
`
`Control
`Rent
`Unconsol.
`as N.Y.
`§ 1, codified
`Law
`Housing
`2016)..............................................................................................................................
`..............................................................................................................................
`
`Law
`
`249,
`
`§ 1
`
`Emergency
`Unconsol.
`
`Tenant
`Law
`
`Protection
`Ch.
`
`249-B,
`
`Seventy-Four
`of Nineteen
`Act
`as N.Y.
`§ 2, codified
`§ 2 (Lexis
`2016)............................................................................
`............................................................................
`
`31
`
`32
`
`Housing
`
`Maintenance
`
`Code
`
`
`
`§ 27-2004.a.8(a)................................................................................................................................................
`
`10,
`
`11
`
`Local
`
`Emergency
`249-A,
`§ 1(2)
`
`Housing
`(Lexis
`
`Control
`Act
`Rent
`Unconsol.
`as N.Y.
`codified
`§ 1(2),
`
`2016)..............................................................................................................................................................................................................
`
`Law
`
`Ch.
`
`Multiple
`
`Dwelling
`
`Law
`
`§ 121.....................................................................................
`.....................................................................................
`
`15, 20,
`
`28,
`
`Multiple
`
`Dwelling
`
`Law
`
`§ 304.......................................................................................................
`
`Multiple
`
`Dwelling
`
`Law
`
`§ 306.............................................................................................
`
`Multiple
`
`Dwelling
`
`Law
`
`§ 4.a.8(a)...........................................................................................
`
`New York
`
`City
`
`Local
`
`Law
`
`16 of
`
`1984
`
`.........................................................................................
`
`Penal
`
`Law
`
`§ 240.45.................................................................................................................
`
`Penal
`
`Law
`
`§ 240.45(1)..................................................................................................................
`..................................................................................................................
`
`6, 11,
`
`10,
`
`21,
`
`31
`
`33
`
`11
`
`12
`
`11
`
`14
`
`22
`
`22
`
`..
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`9 of 45
`
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`

`FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 06/05/2018 12:51 PM
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 113
`
`INDEX NO. 451031/2018
`
`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/05/2018
`
`19
`
`11
`
`15
`
`23
`
`Other
`
`Authorities
`
`66 N.Y.JUR.
`
`2D HOTELS,
`
`MOTELS,
`
`AND RESTAURANTS
`
`
`
`
`
`§ 98...........................................................................................................................................................................
`
`New York
`Leg.
`(N.Y.
`
`State
`Assembly
`2010
`(Sponsor's
`
`Memorandum
`
`Memo)
`
`of Legislation
`in Support
`233rd
`(S. 6873-B,
`No.
`
`A10008)........................................................................................................................
`
`Bill
`
`New York
`(N.Y.
`
`Senate
`State
`2016
`(Sponsor's
`
`Memorandum
`
`Memo)
`
`Bill
`
`239th
`of Legislation
`in Support
`(A.
`8704C,
`No.
`
`S6340A)........................................................................................................................................
`
`Leg.
`
`RESTATEMENT
`
`OF TORTS
`
`2D,
`
`§821B
`
`.............................................................................................
`
`...
`V111V111
`10 of 45
`
`

`

`FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 06/05/2018 12:51 PM
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`
`INDEX NO. 451031/2018
`
`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/05/2018
`
`PRELIMINARY
`
`STATEMENT
`
`As
`
`set
`
`forth
`
`in the
`
`verified
`
`complaint
`
`of Plaintiff
`
`the City
`
`of New York
`
`(the
`
`"City"
`"City")
`
`filed
`
`contemporaneously
`
`herewith,1
`herewith,
`
`the City
`
`brings
`
`this
`
`nuisance
`
`abatement
`
`action
`
`against
`
`Defendants,
`
`who
`
`own, manage,
`
`advertise,
`
`and
`
`operate
`
`illegal
`
`transient
`
`(less
`
`than
`
`30-day)
`
`rentals
`
`in seven
`
`walk-up
`
`and
`
`9th
`9
`
`buildings
`
`clustered
`
`along
`
`one
`
`residential
`
`block
`
`of
`
`47th
`
`Street
`
`in Manhattan
`
`between
`
`8th
`
`Avenues
`
`adjacent
`
`to the Times
`
`Square
`
`hotel
`
`district.
`
`Despite
`
`multiple
`
`chances
`
`over
`
`the
`
`past
`
`seven
`
`years,
`
`Defendants
`
`have
`
`proven
`
`themselves
`
`unwilling
`
`to prevent
`
`and
`
`stop
`
`the
`
`illegal
`
`conversions
`
`of apartments
`
`meant
`
`to permanently
`
`house
`
`New Yorkers
`
`into more
`
`lucrative
`
`(but
`
`unlawful
`
`and
`
`unsafe)
`
`short-term
`
`transient
`
`rentals.
`
`and/or
`
`in the
`
`form
`
`of
`
`Defendants
`
`have
`
`created,
`
`maintained,
`
`permitted
`
`public
`
`nuisances
`
`illegal
`
`transient
`
`rentals
`
`in at
`
`least
`
`seven
`
`of
`
`the
`
`nine
`
`buildings
`
`they
`
`own
`
`on one
`
`stretch
`
`of
`
`47th
`47
`
`Street
`
`(collectively,
`
`the
`
`"Subject
`
`Buildings"
`Buildings"2),
`
`all
`
`five-story
`
`multiple
`
`dwellings
`
`that
`
`can
`
`only
`
`legally
`
`limited
`
`be used
`
`as permanent
`
`residences.3
`
`The
`
`Subject
`
`Buildings
`
`are all
`
`owned
`
`by
`
`the Defendant
`
`partnerships4
`partnerships
`
`and managed
`
`by Defendant
`
`Big
`
`Apple
`
`Management,
`
`LLC5LLC
`
`("Big
`
`Apple"
`
`and,
`
`together
`
`with
`
`the
`
`limited
`
`partnership
`
`defendants,
`
`the
`
`"Owner
`
`Defendants"
`Defendants"),
`
`which
`
`could
`
`1 A copy of
`the City's
`Aron M. Zimmerman,
`
`of Special Assistant
`to the Affirmation
`complaint
`is annexed
`verified
`"1."
`dated June 1, 2018 ("Zimmerman
`as Exhibit
`Affirm.")
`
`Corporation
`
`Counsel
`
`2 The Subject Buildings
`321 West 47th
`(1)
`323 West 47th
`(2)
`328 West 47th
`(3)
`332 West 47th
`(4)
`334 West 47th
`(5)
`348 West 47th
`(6)
`350 West 47th
`(7)
`
`are:
`Street, Block
`street, Block
`street, Block
`street, Block
`Street, Block
`Street, Block
`street, Block
`
`1038, Lot 21, County,
`1038, Lot 20, County,
`1037, Lot 49, County,
`1037, Lot 51, County,
`1037, Lot 52, County,
`1037, Lot 59, County,
`1037, Lot 59, County,
`
`City and State of New York
`City and State of New York
`City and State of New York
`City and State of New York
`City and State of New York
`City and State of New York
`City and State of New York
`
`("321 West 47th
`("323 West 47th
`("328 West 47th
`("332 West 47th
`("334 West 47th
`("348 West 47th
`("350 West 47th
`
`St.");
`n
`St.");
`n
`St.");
`n
`St.");
`St.");
`St.");
`nSt.").
`
`and
`
`3 See Affidavit
`with
`of New York City Department
`exhibits
`sworn
`Vladimir
`to on June 1, 2018 ("Pugac

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