Property
Tenants showed 206 and 208 Bowery are horizontal multiple dwelling.
A tenant filed an application seeking a finding that 206 Bowery and 208
Bowery are to be considered together as an Interim Multiple Dwelling with
four covered units in total, and that he was a protected occupant under
the Loft Law. ALJ Alessandra F. Zorgniotti examined six factors and found
that 206 and 208 had more common characteristics than independent characteristics
and should be regarded as one building for Loft Law purposes. She also
found that the four units were residentially occupied, as required by
law, during the statutory "window period" for coverage. Finally,
she found the applicant's apartment was of sufficient size to merit
coverage and that he was a protected occupant under the Loft Law.
Matter of Gurkin
(in PDF)
, OATH Index No. 489/12 (Aug. 23, 2012).