Schack v. Handel

The petitioners, who are landlords of three adjoining buildings operated as a single unit and known as 530 Broadway, New York City, applied to the Supreme Court for an order requiring the tenants occupying commercial space in said premises to show cause why the emergency rents being paid by said tenants should not be increased. There are four stores in the premises. Two of the stores were used for retail business. These tenants were not made parties for the reason that the proceeding was commenced before the adoption of chapter 314 of the Laws of 1945, extending the emergency rent laws to…