Wasservogel v. Meyerowitz

These are four summary proceedings commenced in the Municipal Court, New York City, in each instance to evict a tenant for alleged nonpayment of rent. In each case, the sole question was, and is, as to the right of landlords-appellants to collect from the tenant-respondent, retroactive rent increases allowed by orders of the office of the Federal Office of Bent Control. Those orders were made in April, 1948, but granted increases, effective as of September 29, 1947, which was the date on which the landlords had filed their “ hardship applications ” for higher rents. At the time of the…