Ryan v. Gina Marie, L.L.C., A-1342-09T3; Appellate Division; opinion by Wefing, P.J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication June 7, 2011. Before Judges Wefing, Baxter and Koblitz. On appeal from the Law Division, Hudson County, L-1290-08 and L-4484-08. DDS No. 27-2-2415 [22 pp.]

In 2005, defendant Gina Marie, L.L.C., purchased the apartment building in which plaintiff had resided since 1993. After defendant assumed ownership, plaintiff learned that from the time of her initial occupancy, her rent exceeded what was permissible under Hoboken’s rent-control ordinance.