Legal Opinion
United County Realty Corp. v. Kranert
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided July 12, 1962PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
A summary proceeding is a proper remedy for the failure to pay retroactive increases in rent as directed by the State Rent Commission (Leighton v. Bearman, 198 Misc. 789).
The law in effect at the time of the determination by the State Rent Commission governs and not the law at the time the proceeding for nonpayment of rent is instituted (Emergency Housing Rent Control Law, § 16; L. 1946, ch. 274, as added by L. 1951, ch. 443). The Municipal Court, when shown the State Rent Commission’s order, is bound to accept and act upon it and cannot overrule it for supposed invalidity (Wasservogel v.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wasservogel v. MeyerowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Leighton v. BearmanAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1950
3Cited by3 opinions
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