Peñagarícano v. Superior Court of Puerto Rico

On December 1, 1954 Francisco Taime, a tenant, occupied an apartment house located in building No. 84 of Ponce de León Avenue in Hato Rey, owned by the intervener Harry Nadal Skerret. He was charged a monthly rental of $75.00. The rent that was being paid on this dwelling on October 1, 1942, according to the federal Office of Price Administration (O.P.A.) was $45 a month. In April and June 1956 Taime went to the Economic Stabilization Administration alleging that the rent was excessive. The Administration believed that it was an apparent case of overcharge in the light of the record of the…