Landlord Proves Base Date Rent with Rent Ledgers

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge. Tenant appealed and lost. The DRA found that tenant's base date rent was $935. Tenant claimed that it was $872. Neither landlord nor tenant submitted a lease showing the base date rent. But landlord submitted rent ledgers listing the rent as $935. Tenant's documentation of what she paid on the base rent date was inconsistent and unreliable. The rent checks tenant submitted for that period were for inconsistent amounts and were intended to cover more than one months' rent.

Mack: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. BX210005RT (11/19/14) [4-pg. doc.]