Although an order issued by a court sua sponte is not appealable as of right (CPLR 5701[a][2]), we deem plaintiffs' notice of appeal a motion for leave to appeal from that part of the order, and grant leave (see CPLR 5701[c]; Ray v Chen,
The motion court erred in sua sponte dismissing the complaint on the ground that this action was a landlord-tenant dispute that should have been brought...
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