Whitby Operating Corp. v. Schleissner

OPINION OF THE COURT

Kristin Booth Glen, J.

This case raises important issues which directly affect the ability of tenants to organize effectively in response to conditions which deprive them of safe and habitable accommodations. The right to form and participate meaningfully in tenants’ organizations implicates the First Amendment rights of free speech and association, and involves a State and local statutory scheme which attempts to balance the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. All of these considerations must figure in a resolution of the issues presented on this motion.

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