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THE CONTROLLING STATUTE DOES NOT PROVIDE THAT THE CITY CAN SUE FOR DAMAGES FOR INJURY TO TREES, THE REGULATION WHICH PURPORTS TO ALLOW SUCH A SUIT DECLARED INVALID (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the plaintiff city was not authorized to sue defendant for money damages for defendant’s alleged injury to tress during sidewalk repair. Although a regulation allowed the suit, the controlling statute did not. The regulation was declared invalid:

The motion court erred in ruling that the City has the capacity to sue for the negligent destruction of its property. A municipality does not have a common-law right to bring suit; its right to sue, if any, “must be derived from the relevant enabling legislation or some other concrete statutory predicate” … . Rules of City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) (56 RCNY) § 5-01(c) permits DPR to “seek damages” against persons who “cut, remove, or destroy” its trees without a permit … . However, the relevant enabling legislation, which authorizes DPR to promulgate rules regarding the cutting, removal, and destruction of its trees, does not authorize a municipal right of action to recover money damages for injury to the trees (see New York City Charter § 533[a][9]; Administrative Code of the City of New York § 18-107[e]). 56 RCNY 5-01(c) is therefore “out of harmony” with the statute, and we hold that it is invalid … . City of New York v Tri-Rail Constr., Inc., 2018 NY Slip Op 04954, First Dept 7-3-18

MUNICIPAL LAW (ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, THE CONTROLLING STATUTE DOES NOT PROVIDE THAT THE CITY CAN SUE FOR DAMAGES FOR INJURY TO TREES, THE REGULATION WHICH PURPORTS TO ALLOW SUCH A SUIT DECLARED INVALID (FIRST DEPT))/ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (MUNICIPAL LAW, THE CONTROLLING STATUTE DOES NOT PROVIDE THAT THE CITY CAN SUE FOR DAMAGES FOR INJURY TO TREES, THE REGULATION WHICH PURPORTS TO ALLOW SUCH A SUIT DECLARED INVALID (FIRST DEPT))/TREES (MUNICIPAL LAW, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW,  THE CONTROLLING STATUTE DOES NOT PROVIDE THAT THE CITY CAN SUE FOR DAMAGES FOR INJURY TO TREES, THE REGULATION WHICH PURPORTS TO ALLOW SUCH A SUIT DECLARED INVALID (FIRST DEPT))

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