RENT OVERCHARGES UNDER THE JUNE ACT ADDRESSED BY COURT OF APPEALS

While we were in the beginning throes of the health crisis and tenants began to wonder how they will pay their rent, a reminder that 2 weeks ago, the New York Court of Appeals struck down the retroactive application of the rent overcharge provisions of the June 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act on constitutional grounds. The full opinion (4-3) and the dissent can be found here:

MATTER OF REGINA METROPOLITAN CO., LLC v. NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL 2020 NY Slip Op 2127 - NY: Court of Appeals, April 2, 2020