The issue put before the court is whether the present landlord is liable to respondent, a rent-stabilized tenant, for rent overcharges collected by the petitioner's predecessors-in-interest. The overcharges began in 1975 and continued to July 31, 1984. The property was transferred three times since 1975 with petitioner acquiring title on November 13, 1984.
Petitioner contends that absent collusion an innocent owner is not liable...
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