Townan Realty Co. v. Weaver

William C. Hecht, Jr., J.

Petitioner seeks an order setting-aside a determination of the State Rent Administrator which reduced the rent of each of the tenants of the building*, 160 E. 48 St., New York City, by $2 per month for a building-wide total of $7,032 per annum. Respondent’s action was based on the ground that the denial by petitioner to tenants of the courtyard access to several stores opening onto an arcade in the building constitutes a decrease in services.

It is not deemed necessary to review here the entire history of the proceedings between the parties, dating from petitioner’s…