Opinion
September 30, 1997
Appeal from Supreme Court, New York County (Paula Omansky, J.).
Plaintiff's cause of action for a permanent injunction was properly dismissed on the ground that an adequate remedy at law exists to end the allegedly improper commercial use of the subject apartment, namely, eviction proceedings in Civil Court. Nor is there an emergency need to resort to the drastic remedy of a preliminary injunction given the long period of time that the allegedly improper commercial use has been going on, the speculative nature of plaintiff's claim that it could be subject to liability in the event of an accident on the premises, and an issue of fact as to whether the alleged violation is "a significant one" ( Matter of Park W. Vil. v. Lewis, 62 N.Y.2d 431, 437; Vittorio Props. v. Alprin, 67 Misc.2d 439). The availability of complete relief in Civil Court on plaintiff's remaining causes of action warranted the IAS Court's transfer of those causes of action to that court for resolution on the merits ( see, Cox v J.D. Realty Assocs., 217 A.D.2d 179) along with related issues of use and occupancy and attorneys' fees.
Concur — Murphy, P.J., Milonas, Wallach, Rubin and Mazzarelli, JJ.