Computerized Heat Timer Doesn't Qualify

LVT Number: 8210

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a computerized heat timer. The DRA ruled against landlord, and landlord appealed. The DHCR noted that neither heat timers nor computerized heat controls in and of themselves qualify as MCIs. And landlord didn't install the heat timer in conjunction with a new heating system. Landlord's PAR was dismissed.

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