Landlord's Attempts to Fix Boiler Insufficient

Tenant complained that landlord didn't provide hot water. With her complaint, she submitted a copy of a violation notice issued to landlord by the City of Yonkers for insufficient hot water. The city's inspector had found that water temperature in tenant's apartment was less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Landlord admitted that its boiler was inadequate and that a new boiler would be installed within several months. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord answered tenant's complaint in March 2007 and claimed that it would install a new boiler but gave no reason for why it attempted no repairs in February 2007 when the city's violation was issued. Landlord also gave no proof that the boiler replacement ever occurred.

P.V.A. Gardens, Inc.: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. VH910034RO (1/3/08) [4-pg. doc.]