LANG v. PATAKI


176 Misc.2d 676 (1998)

674 N.Y.S.2d 903

Dainetta Lang et al., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, et al., Plaintiffs, v. George Pataki, as Governor of the State of New York, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

March 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Society, New York City (Judith Goldiner of counsel), for plaintiffs. Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, New York City, for George Pataki and another, defendants. Michael Colodner, New York City, for Jonathan Lippman, as Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of the State of New York, and others, defendants. Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman, New York City, for Rent Stabilization Association, Inc., intervenor.


EDWARD H. LEHNER, J.

At issue on this motion for a preliminary injunction and class certification is the constitutionality of the recent amendments of RPAPL 745 (2) and 747-a contained in chapter 116 of the Laws of 1997. Each individually named plaintiff in the amended complaint asserts that he or she is at risk of wrongful eviction based on the allegedly unconstitutional laws. In addition, four organizations...

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