Legal Opinion
Opn. No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided September 26, 1991Published
1Opinion of the Court
Requestor: Samuel Ungar, Esq., Corporation Counsel City of Long Beach Kennedy Plaza Long Beach, New York 11561
Written by: Patrick Barnett-Mulligan, Assistant Attorney General
I am writing in response to your request for an Attorney General's opinion as to certain aspects of the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974.
By way of background, we note that the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 (ETPA) was enacted to address the "serious public emergency" in housing in New York State. Unconsolidated Laws § 8622.* In order for the housing accommodations in a municipality to be subject to ETPA,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pape v. DoarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People Ex Rel. Office of Rent Administration v. Berry Estates, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People ex rel. Office of Rent Administration, Division of Housing & Community Renewal v. Berry Estates , Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Nelson v. YatesCivil Court of the City of New York · 1984
- Moussazadeh v. WahnonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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