Nassau Rent Guidelines Board Order No. 41 Upheld

Housing organization challenged Nassau County Rent Guidelines Board Order No. 41, claiming that the findings of the board were insufficient to support the order. Order No. 41, for the period between Oct. 1, 2006, and Sept. 30, 2007, set renewal increases at 2.25 percent for one-year leases and 4.25 percent for two-year leases. Within the Village of Hempstead, the allowable adjustments were lower, set at 0.5 percent for one-year renewals and 1.0 percent for two-year renewals.The court dismissed the case. The Apartment House Council appealed and lost. The Rent Guidelines Board provided a sufficient Explanatory Statement, detailing the material that the board reviewed pertaining to owner income and expenses, economic conditions, and cost of living. The board also made separate, specific findings regarding the Village of Hempstead.

Apartment House Council of Nassau County, Inc. v. Nassau County Rent Guidelines Board: NYLJ, 6/25/08, p. 36, col. 4 (App. Div.2 Dept.; Rivera, JP, Ritter, Miller, Dillon, JJ)