Legal Opinion
Buck v. Moran
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided November 30, 1984Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
William D. Friedmann, J.
1. INTRODUCTION
The case before this court concerns a conflict between the City of New York (City) and the owners and tenants of a half dozen *837rooming houses in Flushing, Queens. It is a conflict between well-intentioned but imperfect law, and the economic and social realities of modern urban living. If the laws under which we live are to take account of those economic and social realities, they must be examined to determine if they yield results in keeping not only with their intentions, but with the harsh tests of everyday living. If the laws are…
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