Ferreras v. Department of Hous. Preserv. & Dev. for the City of N.Y.

<div>Ferreras v Department of Hous. Preserv. &amp; Dev. for the City of N.Y. - 2026 NY Slip Op 50527(U)

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<nav> <ol> <li>Home</li> <li>All Court Decisions</li> <li>Decisions</li> </ol> </nav> <div> <div> <h1>Ferreras v Department of Hous. Preserv. &amp; Dev. for the City of N.Y.</h1> <p>2026 NY Slip Op 50527(U)</p> <p>April 15, 2026</p> <p>Appellate Term, First Department</p> <p>Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.</p> <p>As corrected in part through April 21, 2026; it will not be published in the printed Official Reports.</p> </div> <div><b>Digest-Index Classification: </b>Unclassified</div> <div> <p>Angel Ferreras, Plaintiff-Respondent,</p> <p>v</p> <p>Department of Hous. Preserv. &amp; Dev. for the City of NY, Defendant-Appellant.</p> </div> <p>Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department</p> <p>Decided on April 15, 2026</p> <p>570178/26.</p> <p>Present: Brigantti, J.P., Tisch, Alpert, JJ. </p> <p> </p><p>Defendant appeals from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County (Betty Lugo-Martinez, J.), dated May 13, 2025, which denied its motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (2) and (a) (5).</p> <p></p>[*1] <p><b>Per Curiam.</b></p> <p>Order (Betty Lugo-Martinez, J.), dated May 13, 2025, reversed, without costs, motion granted and the complaint dismissed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.</p> <p>This action by plaintiff property owner, challenging certain Department of Housing Preservation and Development [HPD] relocation charges on his property tax bill, should have been dismissed on defendant's motion pursuant to CPLR 3211(a) (2). Any challenge to the inclusion of HPD relocation charges on a property tax bill must be brought by way of a CPLR article 78 proceeding in Supreme Court (<i>see </i>Administrative Code of City of NY § 26-305 [4] [d] [4]; CPLR § 7804 [b]; <i>Matter of 2406 Realty LLC </i>v <i>Department of Hous. Preserv. &amp; Dev. for City of NY</i>, 233 AD3d 469 [2024]).</p> <p>In view of our determination, we reach no other issue.</p> <p>THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.</p> <p>I concur I concur I concur</p> <p>Decision Date: April 15, 2026</p> </div>

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