Riverwood Co. v. Herman

This is a proceeding under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act, to review orders of the State Bent *644Administrator which denied petitioners’ protest from orders issued by the Local Rent Administrator (White Plains) which revoked its prior orders which had increased the maximum rents on certain housing accommodations. Lower maximum rents were thereby established and petitioners were directed to make refunds of rent. The action of the Local Rent Administrator and its affirmance by respondent were predicated on a finding of fraud. The fraud was based on a finding that the application to increase…