Dankner v. City of New York

By their complaint in this action, plaintiffs seek a judgment declaring unconstitutional section D26-3.10 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York (Local Laws, 1957, No. 79 of City of New York), insofar as it requires installation of central heating and hot-water equipment in tenement properties containing more than 10 apartments ; further, the defendants are sought to be restrained from proceeding to enforce these provisions.

The plaintiffs challenge the validity of this enactment upon the ground that it acts to deprive the owners of property without due process, in that they are…