London Terrace, Inc. v. Creedon

McAllister, Judge.

This controversy arises from the denial of complainant’s protest against a reduction of rents ordered by the Area Rent Director in January and March, 1945, which was based upon Section 5(c) (1) of the Rent Regulation for Housing in the New York Defense-Rental Area.1 This regulation provides that a decrease of maximum rent may be made by the Administrator at any time on the ground that the rent for the housing accommodations in question is higher than the rent generally prevailing in the area for comparable housing accommodations. Following the denial of complainant’s…