200 E. 90th St. Owners Corp. v. Weber

200 East 90th Street Owners Corp., Plaintiff-Respondent, against Matthew Weber and Kim Morrissey, Defendants-Appellants. Defendants appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County (David B. Cohen, J.), dated March 17, 2016, which denied their cross motion for partial summary judgment and granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on its first cause of action and dismissed certain counterclaims. Per Curiam. Order (David B. Cohen, J.), dated March 17, 2016, affirmed. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment was properly granted. The motion court correctly concluded that pursuant to the "Subletting" provision of the proprietary lease (Section 15) and bylaws (Article V, Section 5), plaintiff cooperative cooperation was entitled to impose and collect sublet fees without approval of a majority of the shareholders (see 445/86 Owners Corp. v Haydon, 300 AD2d 87, 88 [2002]; Jones v Southgate Owners Corp., 289 AD2d 73 [2001]; Zuckerman v 33072 Owners Corp., 97 AD2d 736, 737 [1983]; compare Zimiles v Hotel Des Artistes, 216 AD2d 45 [1995] [since the bylaws and proprietary lease contain no specific authority for the imposition of a sublet charge, the court properly voided the surcharge ab initio]). In opposition, defendants failed to raise a triable issue of fact controverting the applicability, force and effect of these provisions. We have considered defendants' remaining arguments and find them unavailing. THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT. I concur I concur I concur Decision Date: June 29, 2017