· 3/23/1978
Niles v. Boston Rent Control Administrator
Citations
- 374 N.E.2d 296
- 6 Mass. App. Ct. 135
- 1978 Mass. App. LEXIS 566
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that Boston’s rent control administrator, pursuant to regulation, utilized a “cost pass-through method” for determining rents
- “Rules which have been promulgated pursuant to a legislative grant of power have the force of law and are binding on the agency which issued them.”
- rates are confiscatory if they make it impossible for an “efficient operator” to remain in business or derive any profit
- reasonable time implied for filing statutory appeal
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Judges: Hale, Armstrong, Brown
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