EQUITY INVS. v. PARIS


108 Misc.2d 404 (1981)

Equity Investments, Petitioner, v. Maxine Paris, Respondent.

Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County.

March 19, 1981


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph H. Wiener for petitioner. Maxine Paris, respondent pro se.


HERBERT A. POSNER, J.

This summary proceeding in the Housing Court raises an interesting dilemma of a conflict between two "laws" — one written in stone approximately 3,500 years ago and the other written by mere mortals in 1962. The former is the fifth1 of the Ten Commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai and the latter is subdivision a of section 52 of the New York City Rent and Eviction Regulations.

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