Revere Associates, Inc. v. Finkelstein

Petitioner is the owner and landlord of a multiple dwelling located at 841 West 177th Street in the City of New York. Pursuant to Local Law No. 66 of the Local Laws of New York City for 1947 (Administrative Code, § U41-7.0), the landlord applied to the Temporary City Housing Rent Commission for a certificate to evict a tenant for violation of the terms of the rental agreement in subletting her apartment to a third party without the landlord’s consent. When the commission failed to act on the application for approximately six weeks, the landlord brought this proceeding for an order directing…