Wasserstein v. Gabel

In this article 78 CPLR proceeding, petitioner landlord seeks to review a determination of the City Rent Administrator which denied landlords’ application to decontrol all apartments in their building. The premises here, formerly occupied as a rooming house, were altered and converted into a five-family Class A multiple dwelling and a certificate of occupancy was accordingly issued for such altered occupancy on June 14, 1961.

Pursuant to section 11 of the State Rent and Eviction Regulations, as then constituted, landlords applied to the New York State Housing Rent Commission for an order…