Internal Rewiring

April 1, 2005

LVT Number: 18014

Tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no rent overcharge. Tenant appealed, disputing some of the 1/40th improvements for which the DRA had granted rent increases. In response, landlord claimed that the DRA should have allowed claimed rewiring costs of $1,300. The DHCR ruled against landlord. A DHCR inspection couldn't determine whether internal rewiring was done. And this appeared to be part of a building-wide improvement, not an individual apartment improvement. Still, there was no overcharge.

Tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no rent overcharge. Tenant appealed, disputing some of the 1/40th improvements for which the DRA had granted rent increases. In response, landlord claimed that the DRA should have allowed claimed rewiring costs of $1,300. The DHCR ruled against landlord. A DHCR inspection couldn't determine whether internal rewiring was done. And this appeared to be part of a building-wide improvement, not an individual apartment improvement. Still, there was no overcharge. Landlord charged tenant less than the rent it could have collected if it charged for all the permissible 1/40th improvements.

Harris/380-382 E. Tenth Street Corp.: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. Nos. SD410044RT & SD410058RO (2/7/05) [7-pg. doc.]

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