Julie Conason v. Megan Holding, LLC

Summary

The Court held that CPLR 213-a’s four‑year limitations period does not bar a rent‑overcharge claim when substantial fraud is shown, that the DHCR default formula must be used to determine the base‑date rent, that collateral estoppel does not preclude the claim, that the corporate veil may be pierced to hold the controlling shareholder personally liable, and that treble damages and attorneys’ fees are proper. The dissent argued the statute should bar the claim.