Claiming an unlawful rent overcharge, the plaintiff (a tenant) served a summons and "oral" complaint upon the defendant (the landlord) in the Municipal Court of the City of New York (N. Y. City Mun. Ct. Code, § 78). The plaintiff seeks to recover the treble damages and reasonable attorney's fees authorized by the State Residential Rent Law (§ 11, subd. 5; L. 1946, ch. 274, as amd...
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