Romanow v. City Rent & Rehabilitation Administration

Pursuant to article 78 CPLR, petitioner seeks to annul a determination granting an increase in the legal maximum rent for reasons of hardship, contending that, in computing the income and operating expenses, respondent was arbitrary and capricious in fixing the allowance for janitorial services, fixing the rental value for a decontrolled apartment, and refusing to grant an allowance for attorney’s fees.

The respondent determined the right to the increase based upon the. income and expenses for a period called the “test year ”. Petitioner acquired title to the premises six weeks prior to the…