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THE ATTORNEY AFFIDAVIT SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF THE SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION WAS WITHOUT EVIDENTIARY VALUE; THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE ORIGINAL SUBMISSION CANNOT BE CURED IN REPLY; FAILURE TO REGISTER AN APARTMENT WITH THE CITY DHCR AND INCREASING THE RENT DO NOT DEMONSTRATE A FRAUDULENT SCHEME TO DEREGULATE (FIRST DEPT). ​

The First Department, reversing Supreme court, determined: (1) the summary judgment motion should have been supported by plaintiff’s affidavit, not the attorney’s affidavit; (2) papers submitted in reply cannot be used to remedy deficiencies in the original submission; and (3), to demonstrate a fraudulent scheme to deregulate an apartment, it is not enough to show the landlord did not register the apartment with the NYC Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) and increased the rent:

CPLR 3212(b) states, “A motion for summary judgment shall be supported by affidavit . . . The affidavit shall be by a person having knowledge of the facts.” Plaintiff failed to submit an affidavit. While he submitted his attorney’s affirmation, “[s]uch an affirmation . . . is without evidentiary value” … . Although plaintiff submitted his complaint, it is not verified, so it cannot be used in lieu of an affidavit (see CPLR 105[u] …).

… [I]n Ampim v 160 E. 48th St. Owner II LLC (208 AD3d 1085 [1st Dept 2022]), [we] said, “an increase in rent and failure to register [an] apartment with . . . DHCR . . ., standing alone, are insufficient to establish a colorable claim of a fraudulent scheme to deregulate the apartment” … .

… Plaintiff failed to demonstrate an increase in rent, or that landlord misrepresented the legal regulated rent … .

Plaintiff did show an increase in rent through documents submitted in reply. However, a movant may not use reply papers “to remedy . . . basic deficiencies in [his] prima facie showing” … . Tribbs v 326-338 E 100th LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op 01950, First Dept 4-13-23

Practice Point: The attorney affidavit submitted in support of the summary judgment motion was not based on first-hand knowledge and therefore had no evidentiary value.

Practice Point: Re: a summary judgment motion, deficiencies in the original submissions cannot be cured in reply.

Practice Point: Failure to register an apartment with the NYC DHCR coupled with raising the rent do not demonstrate a fraudulent scheme to deregulate.

 

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