Here, there is a specific statute, amended after the determination of the Parkchester case, which was introduced by the State Senator in whose district the Parkchester tenants resided. In the Parkchester case, the court did not find fraud or illegality, a required showing under subdivision 12 of section 63 of the Executive Law, or the existence of any statute which the purchasers violated. It stated that (p. 1027): “ There is no contractual responsibility upon the part of the purchaser to maintain the security deposits in an interest bearing account. Even if there were, the dispute would be limited to tenants of Parkchester and the purchaser. It would be a controversy in which the Attorney-General has no statutory authority. The only other possible basis for an action by the Attorney-General would be on the ground that any claimed breach of contract on the part of the purchaser amounted to an illegal act. A mere breach of contract, even if it existed, cannot constitute 'an illegal act.”
The Attorney-General had no standing in the Parkchester case because of the absence of a statute bearing' upon the transaction, and it involved only a contractual relationship. There was no statute interdicting the conduct of respondents there. Here, the Legislature enacted the amendment to section 7-103, the violation of which gives the Attorney-General standing because of illegal conduct. He is authorized to enjoin illegal acts in the carrying on of a business (Matter of La Belle Creole Int. v. Attorney-General of State of N. T., 10 N Y 2d 192, 197).