Atkins v. Stichman

This is an article 78 proceeding. Petitioners are tenants in an apartment project known as Knickerbocker Village which is owned and operated by a limited dividend housing corporation organized under the laws of this State. Under the law as it existed at the time the apartment house was erected the maximum rent chargeable in this development was $12.50 per room. Chapter 341 of the Laws of 1947 amended section 179 of the Public Housing Law so as to permit a maximum monthly rental of $15 per room. After the amendment of the law and as of April 1, 1948, the maximum rent was increased to $14 a…