Chinatown Apts. v. Chun Fong Lee

In Chinatown Apts. v. Chun Fong Lee, 168 Misc 2d 990, 1995 WL 852099 [1995] a residential landlord moved for summary judgment against tenants asserting succession rights. The court found that the informal administrative proceeding, which did not allow for sworn testimony nor an opportunity to present witnesses and cross-examine witnesses, did not provide adequate process The respondents were therefore entitled to assert their succession claims in the pending summary proceeding and the petitioner's motion was denied. (Id. at 994.)