#SCOTUS on Tues turned down a major property-rights challenge to rent control laws in NYC & elsewhere that give tenants a right to stay for many yrs in an apartment w below-market cost.
A group of NY landlords had sued contending the combination of rent regulation & long-term occupancy violated Constitution’s ban on taking of private property for public use.
The justices considered the appeal since late Sept. Only Justice Thomas issued a partial dissent.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-02-20/supreme-court-rejects-property-rights-challenge-to-rent-control