Malling-Holm v. Feiner

MICHAEL, Municipal Judge

These are actions by plaintiff against three defendants for rent, and for eviction for non-payment of rent. The defendants are sued separately, but by stipulation of the parties the cases were consolidated for hearing.

No answer to the complaints was filed by the defendants, but in an opening statement it was the contention of counsel for the defendants that the plaintiff had no legal right, unilaterally, to fix a new rental where there had been a long period of occupancy by the defendants at an old rental. He also expressed the view that the non-payment of the new…