Beekman v. Ross

The temporary city housing rent commission, on January 8, 1948, made an order increasing the rents of certain tenants of the Hotel Franconia 16% above those charged on *316November 1,1947, and made such order retroactive as of November 1, 1947. Petitioner, a tenant of the hotel, (on behalf of himself and others similarly situated,) has brought this proceeding to review the order of the commission.

The rents of hotel tenants were frozen at the rates'paid as of June -30, 1947, when Local Law No. 54 of 1947 (Administrative Code of City of New York, § TJ41-6.0) which created the commission, was…