Brookchester, Inc. v. Ligham

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burling, J.

This is a petition for declaratory judgment, in lieu of prerogative writ, filed in the Superior Court, Appellate Division, pursuant to R. R. 4:88-10, to review administrative rules (designated herein as “Change No. 5” and “Change No. 7”) promulgated by the State Rent Control Director, the effect of which was to subject rental housing properties of the petitioners to state rent control under the State Rent Control Act of 1953, L. 1953, c. 216, N. J. S. 2A :42-14 el seq. Prior to hearing in the Superior Court, Appellate Division, we certified…