Leighton v. Bearman

Under the provisions of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 4 of the State Residential Rent Law (L. 1946, ch. 274, as amd. by L. 1950, ch. 250), landlords were not entitled to collect more than the amount of rent which was payable on March 1, 1949, viz., $45.25, for the month of August, 1950. Landlords were entitled, however, to judgment for the balance of the accrued increases in rent amounting to $13.68 for the period from November 15,1948, to April 30,1950, as authorized by the Office of Housing Expediter (O. H. E.) order of July 14. *7911949. (Teeval Co. v. Stern, 301 N. Y. 346;…