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Casado: The Court of Appeals Reinforces RGB Authority

There has been much confusion as to the jurisdiction of the City and State to regulate rents. At least some of this confusion has been dispelled by the Court of Appeals' recent decision in <i>Casado v. Markus<i>, 16 N.Y.3d 329 (2011).

20 minute read May 25, 2011 at 03:14 PM
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Jeffrey Turkel
Casado: The Court of Appeals Reinforces RGB Authority

The Rent Stabilization Law (“RSL”) is a New York City statute, part of the Administrative Code of the City of New York. Notwithstanding, the New York State Legislature has stripped the New York City Council of virtually all authority to amend the statute, such that amendments must come from Albany.

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