Weinfeld v. Knickerbocker Village, Inc.

The question presented is whether plaintiff, as Commissioner of Housing of the State of New York, has authority to compel defendant, a limited dividend housing corporation organized prior to July 1, 1939, to renew a lease. Concededly, the tenant meets the requirements for occupancy in a public housing project, and the refusal of defendant to renew was not predicated upon any discrimination because of race, color, creed or religion.

*384Defendant is a public limited dividend housing corporation formed in 1933 pursuant to the provisions of the State Housing Law (Laws of 1926, chap. 823). A total…