Leslie H. Jamouneau, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Claire E. Harner and Essex County Rent Control Board…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the dismissal of the landlord's declaratory judgment action, holding that the lower court lacked jurisdiction and that the State Rent Control Act of 1953 is constitutionally valid. The Court construed section 19 to mean the actual rent payable under the contract, not the statutory ceiling, and found the Act's classifications reasonable under the police power.