Greenbaum v. New York City Housing Authority

In this action for a declaratory judgment, the plaintiffs move for a temporary injunction and defendant cross-moves to dismiss the complaint for insufficiency.

The plaintiffs are tenants in a Federally-aided low rental housing development operated by the defendant. In projects of this kind, the rental for premises occupied is fixed by the authority upon several factors, including the number of rooms, the size and the income of the family. The plaintiffs occupied a five-and-a-half room apartment for which they paid $28.75 per month including gas and electricity. The rent was fixed upon their…