Heat Timer Doesn't Qualify as MCI

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a heat timer. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that the heat timer was a necessary installation because the old heat timer was damaged beyond repair. But a heat timer is an optional add-on to a heating system and doesn't qualify as an MCI unless it's installed in connection with the replacement of a boiler. Landlord admitted that it didn't plan to replace the boiler for another two years.

110-116 Terrace View Avenue: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. WE610029RO (6/7/13) [2-pg. doc.]