Legal Opinion
Black v. State of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 21, 1998No. 97 Civ. 3415(MGC)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CEDARBAUM, Senior District Judge.
This is an action challenging state and local laws that regulate certain apartment rental rates in New York City. Plaintiffs contend that the challenged laws violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. For the reasons that follow, defendants’ motion is granted.
BACKGROUND
1. The Rent Control and Rent Stabilization Laws
The New York State Legislature enacted the Emergency Housing Rent Control…
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