Case Name: Alon Barash, Appellant, v. Steven Baharestani et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2016-04-12
Citations: 138 A.D.3d 489
Docket Number: 
Parties: Alon Barash, Appellant, v Steven Baharestani et al., Respondents.
Judges: Concur — Friedman, J.P., Sweeny, Saxe, Richter and Kahn, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 138
Pages: 489–490

Head Matter:
Alon Barash, Appellant, v Steven Baharestani et al., Respondents.
[28 NYS3d 300]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Manuel J. Mendez, J.), entered October 28, 2014, which granted defendants' pre-answer motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Even when considering plaintiff's affidavit, which may be considered to remedy pleading defects (see Leon v Martinez, 84 NY2d 83, 88 [1994]), plaintiffs own allegations establish that he was a licensed real estate salesperson, not a licensed broker. Therefore, he is barred from demanding compensation for services he rendered in connection with the individual defendant's purchase of an apartment (see Real Property Law § 442-a).
Concur — Friedman, J.P., Sweeny, Saxe, Richter and Kahn, JJ.