Legal Opinion
Halprin v. 2 Fifth Avenue Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 1979PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bentley Kassal, J.
ISSUE
The Real Estate Industry Stabilization Association has approved and recommended a standard rider clause for rent-stabilized, residential apartments in New York City which is included in most such leases. This rider permits the landlord to increase a tenant’s rent during the leasehold term on the *944basis of a rent increase order by the New York City Conciliation and Appeals Board ("CAB”), the regulatory agency.
Plaintiffs ("Tenants”) challenge the validity of the rider, as applied to them, on the grounds that it is unconscionable and results in a fraud…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wasservogel v. MeyerowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Seabrook v. Commuter Housing Co.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1972
- Tai On Luck Corp. v. CirotaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Tai On Luck Corp. v. CirotaNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- 2 Fifth Avenue Co. v. New York City Conciliation & Appeals BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Halprin v. 2 Fifth Avenue Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980