Landlord Didn't Prove All Apartment Conditions Were Repaired

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on conditions in his apartment. These included a defective kitchen floor and ceiling, exposed wiring in the kitchen, leaks and stains on kitchen and bathroom walls and ceiling, broken bathroom floor and vanity, broken bedroom floor and window, exposed wiring in the bedroom and living room, air seepage thought the living room window, defective living and dining room floors, broken dining room window, sinking hallway floor, and broken bathroom light. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that tenant had signed off on repairs made before the DRA issued its order. Landlord also noted that HPD had cleared violations for the same conditions from its database. But the DHCR found that the tenant sign-off and HPD database didn't cover all the apartment conditions. And there was no other proof that the remaining conditions -- broken bedroom floor, defective kitchen floor and ceiling, defective living and dining room floors, and broken bathroom light -- had been cleared before the DRA issued its order. 

New York Heights, LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. EV210024RO (3/30/17) [3-pg. doc.]