Landlord Sent RR-1 Form to Tenant

Tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant because landlord hadn't served and filed the 1984 initial rent registration statement (RR-1) for tenant's apartment until 1986. The DRA also found that landlord didn't file 1985 and 1986 annual registrations. Landlord appealed, claiming that the apartment had been registered. The DHCR ruled for landlord in part. The filing and serving of the RR-1 in 1986 eliminated the need for landlord to file 1985 and 1986 annual registrations, since the RR-1 form contained all the information that the annual registrations would have contained. However, late filing of the RR-1 froze tenant's rent through May 1986, the last date of the month in which the RR-1 was served on tenant.

Rubin: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. JD410152RO (6/10/96) [5-page document]