Fidler v. Kurtis

Petitioner, a resident and taxpayer of the Town of Rye in the County of Westchester has brought this article 78 proceeding to compel the Commissioner of Welfare of the County of Westchester to exercise the discretion given him in subdivision 2 of section 143-b of the Social Welfare Law which reads as follows: “ 2. Every public welfare official shall have power to and may withhold the payment of any such rent in any case where he has knowledge that there exists or there is outstanding any violation of law in respect to the building containing the housing accommodations occupied by the person…