Welcome to the Information Website for the William Grey v. LIC Development Owner, L.P. Class Action Lawsuit

Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Read this website and the Notice carefully.

If you are a current or former tenant of the buildings located at 28-10 Jackson Avenue, 28-30 Jackson Avenue, or 28-40 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11101 (“Jackson Park”) who lived in their apartment at any time on or after February 25, 2016, you may be a member of a Certified Class.

The Court has decided this case should proceed as a class action lawsuit on behalf of a group of entities that may include you. The Class consists of current and former tenants of the buildings located at 28-10 Jackson Avenue, 28-30 Jackson Avenue, or 28-40 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11101 (“Jackson Park”) who lived in their apartment at any time on or after February 25, 2016.

The Court has not yet decided who is right. Liability has not yet been determined. No trial date has been set. There is no money available now. There is no guarantee there ever will be. However, your legal rights may be affected, and you must make a choice now.


Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement
Do nothing. Stay in this case. Await the outcome. Give up certain rights. If you do nothing, you are choosing to stay in the class and you keep the possibility of getting money or benefits that may be awarded at trial or through a settlement. You will be legally bound by all of the Orders the Court issues and Judgments the Court makes in this litigation. However, if you stay in the case, you give up any rights you may have to sue the Defendants separately for any claims based on the facts and conduct raised by the lawsuit. For more information about the lawsuit, you may call 1-855-267-4119 (Toll-Free).
Exclude yourself. Get out of this case. Get no money from it, if any is recovered in the future. Keep any rights you may have to sue on your own.

If you ask to be excluded from the Class, you must say in writing that you do not want to be included in this lawsuit and you will not be entitled to any recovery, if any ultimately is awarded. However, you, on your own or through an attorney you hire, may be able to sue the Defendants for any claims based on the facts and conduct raised by the lawsuit. You will not be bound by any past or future rulings against the Defendants in this lawsuit. To exclude yourself, you must write a letter, stating you want to exclude yourself from the Class, to: Jackson Park Class Action Litigation Administrator, P.O. Box 2730, Portland, OR 97208-2730. Your exclusion request must be postmarked no later than March 11, 2023.

These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—along with the material terms of the lawsuit are explained on this website and in the Notice.

Current Status

A class action lawsuit is pending in the Supreme Court for the state of New York against the owner of Jackson Park, LIC Development Owner, L.P (“Defendant”). The case is entitled Grey v. LIC. The lawsuit alleges that the Defendant, Jackson Park, LIC Development Owner, L.P violated 421-a tax benefits laws by failing to take into account rent concessions, received by the initial tenants at Jackson Park, when registering the first rents for the units.


Important Dates
  • February 25, 2016–Present
    Class Period
  • March 11, 2023
    Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Settlement