Legal Opinion
Dworkin v. Duncan
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided November 15, 1982PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kristin Booth Glen, J.
In enacting chapter 349 of the Laws of 1982, the new Loft Law (Multiple Dwelling Law, art 7-C), the Legislature intended to “prevent uncertainty, hardship, and disloca*854tion” of loft dwellers in this city (Multiple Dwelling Law, § 280). The law as written, however, at least initially fails in this goal because of a number of substantial questions which it leaves unanswered. This case presents such a major question — i.e., whether, or under what circumstances, the term “residential occupant” includes subtenants, and the subsidiary question, who shall…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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