Legal Opinion
Peters v. New York City Housing Authority
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1953PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. Henry Martuscbllo, J.
The main application here involved is the proceeding brought by petitioner, Rebecka Peters, for an order pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act to declare as null and void a resolution of the New York City Housing Authority, adopted December 11, 1952, requiring as a condition of occupancy in Federally aided projects that the applicant or tenant sign a certificate of nonmembership in organizations designated as subversive by the Attorney General of the United States.
By separate application petitioner asks that the respondent authority be stayed from requiring any tenant to sign a…
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