Decrease in Maintenance Personnel

November 1, 1994

LVT Number: 9236

Tenants complained of reduced services. A DHCR inspection confirmed that landlord had corrected the defects, so the DRA dismissed their complaint. Tenants appealed, arguing that services were still reduced because there was no longer a full-time janitor on staff. Landlord claimed that no building services had suffered as a result of the staff change. The DHCR ruled for landlord. A decrease in the number of maintenance workers isn't a reduction in services by itself, as long as the building is properly kept up.

Tenants complained of reduced services. A DHCR inspection confirmed that landlord had corrected the defects, so the DRA dismissed their complaint. Tenants appealed, arguing that services were still reduced because there was no longer a full-time janitor on staff. Landlord claimed that no building services had suffered as a result of the staff change. The DHCR ruled for landlord. A decrease in the number of maintenance workers isn't a reduction in services by itself, as long as the building is properly kept up. Since a DHCR inspection found that the live-in super provided adequate maintenance services, the lack of a full-time janitor didn't qualify as a reduced service.

O'Banion: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. CG 430113-RT (9/23/94) [2-page document]

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