Prince v. Davis

The landlords have instituted a summary proceeding in this court in statutory form based upon nonpayment of rent by the tenant. The answer is in the form of a general denial coupled with an affirmative defense that “ the rent demanded herein is not that to which the landlord is entitled under the O.H.E. Rent Regulations for housing in the Westchester area.” The facts have been stipulated. It is conceded that the demised premises were occupied by a superintendent in the employ of the landlords or their predecessors in title from June, 1944, to October 11, 1948, and in fact for a period of…