Contractor Affidavit Shows Work Not Piecemeal

(Decision submitted by Karen Schwartz-Sidrane of the Hewlett, N.Y., law firm of Sidrane & Schwartz-Sidrane, LLP, attorneys for the landlord.) Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new roof. The DHCR ruled against landlord because the work was done in a piecemeal manner. Landlord appealed. The DHCR agreed to reexamine the case. Landlord's first contractor had walked off the job without notice. And landlord didn't obtain contractor sign-offs from the first contractor, who didn't have a valid address. But landlord submitted a detailed affidavit and documents showing that the work continued with the new contractor after the first contractor left the job. The DHCR ruled for landlord and granted the MCI rent hike.

SS&C Properties, LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. SA130015RP (4/26/04) [3-pg. doc.]