Maypat Realty Corp. v. Palmer

This proceeding was brought for nonpayment of the statutory rent claimed due on May 1, 1953, for the sum of $46.25. The premises is business property. Prior to June 1, 1944, the rent for the premises was $35 per month. The emergency rent from that date on became $40.25 per month, that is, $35 plus 15%. The landlord, however, continued to take $35 per month as rent until May 1, 1949. It then began receiving $40.25 each month until May 1,1953, when $46.25 was demanded and refused by the tenant. This demand for increased rent was based upon the new definition of emergency rent contained in the…