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Rent-Stabilized Apartment Lease Is Exempt from the Bankruptcy Estate

The Court of Appeals, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge Abdus-Salaam, over a dissent, determined that a rent-stabilized apartment lease is exempt from the bankruptcy estate because it qualifies as a “local public assistance benefit” under Debtor and Creditor Law (DCL) 282 (2):

Section 522 (b) of the Bankruptcy Code permits the debtor to exempt certain property from the bankruptcy estate, and section 522 (d) provides a list of property that may be exempt. However, the Code also permits states to create their own list of exemptions, and New York has done so. DCL § 282 sets forth the permissible exemptions in personal bankruptcy. Debtors domiciled in New York have the option of choosing either the federal exemptions or New York exemptions (11 USC § 522 (b); DCL § 285). DCL § 282 (2), entitled “Bankruptcy exemption for right to receive benefits” lists the following as exemptions:

“The debtor’s right to receive or the debtor’s interest in: (a) a social security benefit, unemployment compensation or a local public assistance benefit; (b) a veterans’ benefit; (c) a disability, illness, or unemployment benefit; (d) alimony, support, or separate maintenance, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of the debtor; and (e) all payments under a stock bonus, pension, profit sharing, or similar plan or contract on account of illness, disability, death, age, or length of service . . . “

When the rent-stabilization regulatory scheme is considered against the backdrop of the crucial role that it plays in the lives of New York residents, and the purpose and effect of the program, it is evident that a tenant’s rights under a rent-stabilized lease are a local public assistance benefit.   Matter of Santiago-Monteverdi, 2014 NY Slip Op 08051, CtApp 11-20-14

 

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