Santon v. Rooney

OPINION OF THE COURT

Margaret Taylor, J.

This is an action brought pro se by the occupant of a rent-controlled premises to recover rent overcharges. Plaintiff Frederick Santón has been the sole resident of a furnished, one-room, rent-controlled apartment in a rooming house managed by defendant Kay Rooney since 1969. Ms. Rooney was the agent of these premises until August 4, 1977 when her mother sold the building to a corporation not a party to this lawsuit. On or before January 7, 1977, Mr. Santón filed a statement of violations complaining of rent overcharges with the agent. Mr. Santón charged…