Johnson v. Block

In this small claims action, plaintiff sought recovery of rent overcharges of $4.50 a month for a 21-month period. Plaintiff commenced occupancy of her apartment in February, 1967, at a monthly rental of $170. She contends that some time during the summer of 1968, she checked with the Rent and Rehabilitation Administration and ascertained that the maximum permissible rent for her apartment was $165.50. She thereupon withheld all rent so that the landlord ‘ ‘ would come to talk to us so that I could tell him about this. ’ ’ The defendant did come, in October or November, 1968, heard…