Rent-stabilized leases shielded in bankruptcy

In a 5-to-2 vote on Thursday, the state's Court of Appeals said that a rent-stabilized lease was exempted from a bankruptcy estate as a public-assistance benefit, just like disability or unemployment benefits, according to The New York Times . The ruling has implications for the nearly 1 million New Yorkers who live in rent-regulated apartments.

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