Lillian Spiegelberg, Appellants v. Aramis Gomez, as Commissioner of the Department of Relocation and Housing…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s order, holding that the city may raise the rent of tenants in condemned premises once the reasonable period contemplated by the Administrative Code has expired. The court reasoned that the statute fixes the rent only for a reasonable time after title vesting and does not require it to remain permanent.