The justices turned away appeals by property owners of lower court rulings that found the city's price and eviction controls do not violate what is known as the "takings clause" of the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment, which bars the government from taking property without compensating owners.

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed New York's rent control system to continue as it turned down two appeals that claim the rules violate apartment landlords' constitutional rights, according to a media report.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to question New York’s rent-control system, turning away two appeals that said the rules violate apartment owners’ constitutional rights. One appeal, pressed by 12 sets of property owners in New York City and Yonkers,