SCOTUS Rejects Challenge To NY Rent Control Rules

Bloomberg News reports:

The United States Supreme Court refused to question New York’s rent-control system, turning away two appeals that said the rules violate apartment owners’ constitutional rights.

One appeal, pressed by 12 sets of property owners in New York City and Yonkers, targeted restrictions on landlords who want to reclaim rental units for personal use or convert buildings to condos or co-ops.

A separate appeal by landlords in Westchester County challenged other regulations. The court, as is its custom, made no comment. Justice Neil Gorsuch said he would have heard the appeals.

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