DHCR Must Reconsider Whether Landlord Sufficiently Proved Installation of Hot Water Heater

The DHCR's Rent Administrator denied landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a hot water heater. The DRA found that landlord didn't submit necessary information required to process the application. The DRA had asked for a cost breakdown, relevant government sign-offs, and the linear footage of the chimney liner. Landlord appealed, and the case was sent back to the DRA for further consideration. The DRA had sent landlord multiple requests for the additional information between July 2020 and August 2021. Landlord had responded in March 2021 with the requested information. But the DRA didn't consider that response. So the DRA now had to consider whether the submitted information sufficiently completed the MCI application, and give landlord the opportunity to make additional submissions.

1791 Walton Avenue LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. JV610015RO (8/2/23)[2-pg. document]