DHCR Reverses Claim That It Didn't Receive Landlord's Answer to Rent Overcharge Complaint

Tenant complained to DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant in 2023 based on landlord's supposed failure to answer tenant's complaint. Landlord appealed, claiming it answered tenant's complaint in Sep. 2019 and showing a date-stamped copy of its submission. The DHCR denied landlord's PAR. Landlord then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that DHCR's decision was arbitrary and unreasonable. DHCR then agreed to reopen the overcharge proceeding, deemed as accepted landlord's 2019 answer, and sent the case back to the DRA for reconsideration on the merits.

Renaissance Equity Holding LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. MT210004RP (12/20/24)[2-pg. document]