New York Court of Appeals
Bright Homes, Inc. v. Henry Wright, Defendants Robert E. Herman, as State Rent Administrator, Intervenor-Respondent…
July 8, 19608 N.Y.2d 157
Summary
The Court held that the City of Lackawanna’s resolution terminating rent controls on June 30, 1959 was effective, so rent controls ended on that date. The decision reversed the Appellate Division and reinstated the summary declaratory judgment in favor of Bright Homes.