Hiltzik v. Weaver

Petitioners move pursuant to article 78 (Civ. Prae. Act) to annul orders of the State Rent Administrator modifying over-all rent increases previously granted to compensate the landlords for the installation of heat and hot water in cold-water tenements. The petitioners contend that there is no legal sanction for the Rent Administrator’s reopening and modification of a prior final order and that such modification is an improper retroactive application of a new policy and further that the respondent is estopped from modifying its decision in view of its prior conduct.

The court is of the opinion…