Opinion
March 11, 1985
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hirsch, J.).
Judgment affirmed, with costs.
Inasmuch as petitioner was continuously delinquent in paying taxes on the subject property while he owned the same, failed to take advantage of the four-month "mandatory" redemption period (Administrative Code of City of New York § D17-25.0 [f]) and waited until the discretionary 20-month period had nearly expired (Administrative Code § D17-25.0 [g]) before applying for a release of the city's interest in said property, we agree with Special Term that respondent's determination was not arbitrary, capricious or irrational ( Solomon v. City of New York Dept. of Gen. Servs., 94 A.D.2d 283; Benigno v. City of New York, 123 Misc.2d 375). Such decisions, absent evidence of illegality, rest within the sound judgment of the Board ( Matter of Dwyer v Lindsay, 23 N.Y.2d 562; Benigno v. City of New York, supra). O'Connor, J.P., Rubin, Lawrence and Eiber, JJ., concur.