Insufficient Proof of Facade Restoration

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on facade restoration, with related architectural fees. The DRA ruled against landlord, based on insufficient proof of the claimed work. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord didn't submit any contracts or cancelled checks documenting the work. Instead landlord submitted only affidavits of completion and payment from the facade contractor and the project architect, along with copies of requisition forms and invoices showing amounts due for work completed at various stages of the project. And 13 of the 15 cancelled checks landlord submitted predated the earliest submitted requisition from the contractor for the facade work.

620 Lenox Avenue: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. WG410020RO (6/30/10) [2-pg. doc.]