SOKOLOV v. VIL. OF FREEPORT


52 N.Y.2d 341 (1981)

Richard Sokolov et al., Appellants, v. Village of Freeport, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 31, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Manning Miller for appellants.

Michael Solomon, Village Counsel (V. Roy Cacciatore of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.


GABRIELLI, J.

Presented for our determination is the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance which provides, effectively, that a landlord is required to consent to a warrantless inspection of his property in order to obtain a rental permit. We hold today that the imposition of a penalty upon a landlord for renting his premises without first consenting to a warrantless search violates the property owner's Fourth...

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