Legal Opinion
Seawall Associates v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 23, 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David B. Saxe, J.
INTRODUCTION
Once again, owners of buildings containing single-room occupancy (SRO) units,1 challenge legislation which attempts to lessen the growth of the homeless population in the City of New York by prohibiting the conversion, alteration or demolition of privately owned SRO buildings.2
The issue that I must decide is whether the buy-out, replacement and hardship exemptions contained in this new *98legislation (Local Laws, 1987, No. 9 of City of New York)3 cure the constitutional infirmities of its predecessor (Local Laws, 1986, No. 22) which I invalidated…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Nollan v. California Coastal CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Seawall Associates v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Tanney v. GreauxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- City of New York v. 17 Vista AssociatesNew York Supreme Court · 1991
- Akpan v. KochAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989