New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of W. Phillips Colton, Jr., and Nineteen Other Tenants on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of Various…
December 29, 196721 N.Y.2d 322
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, reinstated the Rent Administrator’s determinations on both the rent‑increase and essential‑services issues, and remanded the matter for further proceedings, holding that the proper standard of review is a rational‑basis inquiry limited to questions of law and whether the agency acted arbitrarily or capriciously.