Finkel v. Carol Management Corp.

This case poses a novel question of statutory interpretation not heretofore judicially passed upon.

The plaintiff, a former tenant of a rent controlled apartment, is suing the defendant, the former owner of the premises, to recover triple damages for alleged violation of the New York City rent control law (Administrative Code of City of New York, § Y51-6.0, subd. g, par. [1], subpar. [d]; Rent Eviction and Rehabilitation Regulations, § 71, subd. d, par. [4]). The plaintiff’s claim, in essence, is that the defendant, after evicting him, failed to personally comply with the provisions of law…