Auditor's Report Doesn't Prove Costs

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrading. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that landlord's claim of $360,000 was unsubstantiated. The DRA also found that landlord didn't submit all required information, such as change orders, for costs above the contract price. Landlord appealed, arguing that its costs were substantiated by an auditor's report with a breakdown detailing the elevator costs and expenses. The DHCR ruled against landlord. Landlord had not submitted any canceled checks, invoice receipt marked ''paid in full,'' or contractor's affidavit, to prove the $360,000 claimed cost.

219 W. 86th St.: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. PK430062RO (2/23/06) [3-pg. doc.]