BOARD OF MANAGERS OF 15 UNION SQUARE WEST CONDOMINIUM v. 15 LLC (2023)

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Debra James, J.), entered June 16, 2022, which, to the extent appealed from, denied the motion of defendants-appellants Moshe Azogui, Issac Hera, BCRE 15 USW Holdings LLC, BCRE 15 USW Second LLC, and BCRE 15 USW Corp. (collectively, appellants) to dismiss the cause of action for unjust enrichment as against them, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted.

Plaintiff's cause of action for unjust enrichment is barred by the written agreement between plaintiff and defendant condominium sponsor, despite the fact that appellants are nonsignatories to that agreement (see Maor v. Blu Sand Intl. Inc., 143 AD3d 579, 579 [1st Dept 2016]).  The case law is clear that even where a defendant is a third-party nonsignatory to a contract, there can be no cause of action sounding in quasi-contract where, as here, there is a valid contract in place and the contract covers the subject matter of the dispute (see Iberdrola Energy Projects v MUFG Union Bank, N.A., 218 AD3d 409, 411 [1st Dept 2023];  J.T. Magen & Co., Inc. v. Nissan N. Am., Inc., 178 AD3d 466, 467 [1st Dept 2019]).

We have considered appellants’ remaining arguments and find them unavailing.