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Administrative History

The Temporary State Housing Rent Commission was created by the Legislature in 1946 but did not function until federal rent controls lapsed in 1950. In 1951, the commission's regulations received legislative validation. The commission was composed of one member, the Commissioner who was appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate, and was charged with fixing maximum rents for housing accommodations in New York City and the rest of New York State and making regulations relating to the recovery of possession. In 1964 the functions, responsibilities, and appropriations of the Temporary Commission were transferred to the division of Housing and Community Renewal, Office of Rent Administration. The series was apparently created by the Protest Section located in the principal downstate office in New York City.