Lang v. Weaver

The tenant entered into a lease covering a furnished co-operative apartment in Manhattan. The lease, dated September 20, 1954, was for a two-year period beginning October 1, 1954, and provided for a monthly rental of $115. The tenant later made application before the State Rent Administrator, claiming overcharge in rent. The Administrator found that the apartment was still subject to rent control and that the maximum rent of the apartment, furnished, was $65. The landlord thereupon instituted an article 78 proceeding, in which he submitted additional proof not theretofore before the…