five prerequisites set forth in CPLR 901 (a) have been met, i.e., the class is so numerous that
joinder of all members is impracticable, common questions of law or fact predominate over [*2]questions affecting only individual members, the claims or defenses
of the representative parties are typical of the class as a whole, the representative parties will
fairly and adequately protect the interests of the class, and a class action is superior to other
available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy" (DeLuca v Tonawanda Coke Corp., 134
AD3d 1534, 1535 [4th Dept 2015] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Rife v Barnes Firm, P.C., 48 AD3d
1228, 1229 [4th Dept 2008], lv dismissed in part and denied in part 10 NY3d 910
[2008]).
Here, plaintiffs adequately alleged all of the prerequisites to class certification (see generally Ferrari v Natl. Football
League, 153 AD3d 1589, 1591 [4th Dept 2017]; Freeman v Great Lakes Energy Partners, L.L.C., 12 AD3d 1170,
1171 [4th Dept 2004]). Plaintiffs alleged that the class of tenants consists of more than 200
members, thereby satisfying the numerosity requirement (see generally Ferrari, 153 AD3d
at 1591; Cherry v Resource Am.,
Inc., 15 AD3d 1013, 1013 [4th Dept 2005]). Plaintiffs also alleged that the common
issue is whether, by commingling the security deposits of their tenants, defendants acted
unlawfully, and that the individual issues are the amount of the security deposit and defendants'
entitlement to deductions therefrom (see
generally Borden v 400 E. 55th St. Assoc., L.P., 24 NY3d 382, 399 [2014];
Freeman, 12 AD3d at 1171). Thus, we conclude that plaintiffs sufficiently alleged that
the common issues predominate (see CPLR 901 [a] [2]). Regarding the typicality