New York Court of Appeals, 1981

Pashcow v. Town of Babylon

Pashcow v. Town of Babylon
New York Court of Appeals · Decided March 31, 1981 · Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer Concur
53 N.Y.2d 687; 421 N.E.2d 498; 439 N.Y.S.2d 103; 1981 N.Y. LEXIS 2339

Pashcow v. Town of Babylon

Opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

In this action for a declaratory judgment it cannot be said that the ordinance of the Town of Babylon is unconstitutional on its face, for it does require consent or a warrant for an administrative search except in emergency situations. The court may not speculate, at this juncture, concerning the possible application of the ordinance in an unconstitutional manner, but we note that an owner’s ability to rent his premises may not be conditioned upon his consent to a warrantless inspection (see Sokolov v Village of Freeport, 52 NY2d 341).

Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer concur.

Order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.

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