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Commons West – Motion for Leave

August 28, 2026 by

Link to PDF of full motion

APL-2026-00035

Tompkins County Clerk’s Index No. EF2022-0558

Appellate Division–Third Department Case No. CV-23-1255

Court of Appeals

of the

State of New York

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK by Letitia James,

Attorney General of the State of New York,

Petitioner-Appellant,

– against –

COMMONS WEST, LLC, COLLEGETOWN PLAZA, LLC, CITYVIEW, LLC,

COLLEGETOWN CENTER, LLC, COLLEGETOWN COURT, LLC, FANE

ENTERPRISES, INC. and JASON H FANE, individually and D/B/A Ithaca

Renting Company, and as the Sole Member of Commons West, LLC,

Collegetown Plaza, LLC, Cityview, LLC, Collegetown Center, LLC and

Collegetown Court, LLC, and as President, Director and

Shareholder of Fane Enterprises, Inc.,

Respondents-Respondents.

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE

NATIONAL HOUSING LAW PROJECT, POVERTY & RACE

RESEARCH ACTION COUNCIL, NATIONAL

HOMELESSNESS LAW CENTER, ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY

PARTNERS, AND NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE IN

SUPPORT OF PETITIONER-APPELLANT PEOPLE OF THE

STATE OF NEW YORK

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Attorneys for Amici Curiae

National Housing Law Project, Poverty &

Race Research Action Council, National

Homelessness Law Center, Enterprise

Community Partners, and National Fair

Housing Alliance

30 Hudson Yards

New York, New York 10001

Tel.: (212) 841-1000

Fax: (212) 841-1010

jaugust@cov.com

dhaller@cov.com

Link to PDF of full motion

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