In re Zellner

In a proceeding instituted by the appellant, a tenant, to fix the emergency rental of a commercial building, pursuant to chapter 3 of the Laws of 1945 (amd. by L. 1945, ch. 315), the Special Term referred the proceeding to an official referee to take proof and to report, with his opinion and recommendations, as to the rent to be paid. After a hearing, the official referee reported that the fair and reasonable rent that the tenant should be required to pay was $5,400 per annum, which was the same as the amount specified in a lease of the premises between the parties dated December 15, 1944.…