Silberman v. Weaver

This is a proceeding to review the determination of respondent which denied an application to decontrol an apartment in what had formerly been a two-family house and which the petitioner contended had been converted into a three-family house at a cost to him of almost $3,000.

It is undisputed that at. the time the petitioner purchased the premises in December, 1955 the certificate issued by the Department of Buildings was for occupancy by not more than two families. At that time the attic, which consisted of two rooms, was occupied for sleeping purposes only by relatives of the previous owner.…