Civil Court of the City of New York March 18, 1987 (119 Fifth Avenue Corp. v. Berkhout)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Richard S. Lane, J.

Defendants herein seek attorney fees pursuant to Real *964Property Law § 234. Interesting legal questions are posed concerning the applicability of section 234 to an administrative proceeding and to the unusual contingency fee arrangement between defendants and their counsel.

The facts are undisputed.