Legal Opinion
YMCA of Greater New York McBurney Branch v. Plotkin
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided September 10, 1987Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lewis R. Friedman, J.
In this holdover proceeding to remove respondent from petitioner’s residence, one of respondent’s counterclaims is for rent overcharges and triple damages pursuant to section 206 of the General Business Law. Petitioner’s motion for a directed verdict requires construction of General Business Law *951§ 206, an important statute regulating hotels, which requires the posting of room rates. The posting requirement has not been discussed in the reported cases in the more than 100 years since the statute was first enacted.
On this motion at the close of the case,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Licari v. ElliottNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Transit Commission v. Long Island RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Hylick v. HalweilAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Goncalves v. Regent International Hotels, Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
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