Case: Department of Housing Preservation and Development v. Ju Jin Li
Citation: Civil Court, Kings County, 24 Misc. 3d 237, 876 NYS 2d 611; 241 NYLJ 50 (2009)
In deciding whether service of an HPD proceeding is proper against a landlord, the court must look to the Civil Practice Law and Rules, and the Civil Court Act, not the Real Property Action and Proceedings Law, as in most landlord-tenant cases. Due diligence is required which is a higher standard than the Reasonable Application standard, under the Real Property Action and Proceedings Law.