Tudor Arms Apartments v. Shaffer

This appeal is from a declaratory decree of the Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City, dated February 3, 1948, in a case involving the rights of tenants of the Tudor Arms Apartments, Inc., to resist eviction under the provisions of the Federal Housing and Rent Act of 1947, 50 U. S. C. A. Appendix, § 1881 et seq.

The apartment house in question, located on the southwest corner of University Parkway and Tudor Arms Avenue in Baltimore City, contains 48 separate apartment units. In December, 1946, it was sold to certain parties who decided to operate it upon the so-called “Cooperative plan.…