Concord Realty Co. v. City of New York

Two proceedings were originally brought under CPLR (art. 78). In the Concord proceeding, on behalf of landlords of rent-controlled buildings, to prevent the New York City Department of Rent and Housing Maintenance from reducing maximum rents because of decrease in essential services during a labor strike, petitioners appeal. Of the two, this is the only proceeding before the court. The underlying contention is that the city agency’s threat to reduce rents undermined the bargaining position of the employer landlords. The narrow issue is whether the Appellate Division properly dismissed…