315 West 97th Street Realty Co. v. Bowles

MARIS, Chief Judge.

This case involves the validity of the Rent Regulation for Housing for the New York City Defense-Rental Area1 which was issued by the Price Administrator on October 8, 1943 and took effect on November 1, 1943. It established March 1, 1943 as the maximum rent date. The New York City Defense-Rental Area consists not only of the five boroughs of the City of New York but also of the counties of Nassau and Suffolk on Long Island. The parties, however, have concentrated their attention upon the regulation as it operates in New York City in view of the fact that the city contains…