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Landlord-Tenant

A New York Appeals Court affirmed an award of treble damages to a tenant whose landlord overcharged for rent, saying the penalty of treble damages is not “reserved for landlords that systematically and deliberately charge unlawful rents.”

MANHATTAN — A New York Appeals Court affirmed an award of treble damages to a tenant whose landlord overcharged for rent, saying the penalty of treble damages is not “reserved for landlords that systematically and deliberately charge unlawful rents.”

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