Sobel v. McGoldrick

This is a proceeding by petitioner tenant pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act, to review the determination of the Temporary State Housing Rent Administrator and for an order directing thé respondent to reinstate the maximum rent for petitioner’s apartment.

The basic issue presented is whether at the time petitioner rented his apartment, the premises were decontrolled pursuant to paragraph (i) of subdivision 2 of section 2 of the State Residential Rent Law (L. 1946, ch. 274, as amd.) and subdivision 12 of section 9 of the State Rent and Eviction Regulations. The record reveals that…