People v. Broadway-Sheridan Arms, Inc.

The defendants-appellants have been convicted for permitting single-room occupancy in a class A multiple dwelling in violation of law (Multiple Dwelling Law, § 248). This type of occupancy is defined as “* * * the occupancy by one or two persons of a single room * * * separated from all other rooms within an apartment in a multiple dwelling, so that the occupant or occupants thereof reside separately and independently of the other occupant or occupants of the same apartment. * * ®” (Multiple Dwelling Law, § 4, subd. 16.)

The building in question contains sixty-nine apartments and shelters 400…