Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York January 9, 1995 (Department of Housing Preservation & Development v. Deka Realty Corp.)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Goldstein, J.

Several issues concerning the imposition of contempt sanctions and civil penalties are raised on this appeal: (1) whether civil contempt fines, assessed for a landlord’s failure to remedy certain housing code violations on its premises, should properly be distributed to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development of the City of New York or to those