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In the Matter of ALEXANDER HARTMAN et al., Petitioners, v. NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, Respondent.

The competent evidence in the record supports the determination of the respondent, which, therefore, meets the substantial evidence test (Matter of Bowley Assocs. v State of New York Ins. Dept., 98 A.D.2d 521, 527, affd 63 N.Y.2d 982). The petitioners wanted to renovate the subject building for mixed professional office and luxury residence use and it is charged that they sought to force the remaining tenants to vacate the building with harassing tactics such as denying heat and hot water, employing extraordinarily destructive workmen to perform supposed renovation work in the public areas, and intimidating individual tenants. The inconsistencies in testimony and other factual points raised by the petitioners in their brief give rise to nothing more than questions of credibility, which are for the administrative body to determine as the sole trier of fact (Matter of Berenhaus v Ward, 70 N.Y.2d 436, 443-444; Matter of Stork Rest. v Boland, 282 N.Y. 256, 267). We have reviewed the petitioners' other arguments and find them to be without merit.

Concur — Kupferman, J.P., Milonas, Asch, Wallach and Rubin, JJ.

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MATTER OF HRTMN v. N.Y. ST. DV. OF HSNG
(Feb 8, 1990)