MCI Increase Granted for New Fire Escapes
LVT Number: #26866
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of new fire escapes. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that she had applied for a SCRIE and therefore shouldn’t have to pay the MCI rent increase. She also claimed there were HPD violations on record for her apartment. But tenant’s complaints about non-immediately hazardous mold and paint-related violations are services maintenance complaints not related to the MCI. If tenant has a valid SCRIE exemption, she is exempt from MCI rent increases that cause her rent to exceed 1/3 of the total disposable household income. Tenant should contact the NYC Department of Finance for further information.
Widermann: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. CM130037RT (1/22/16) [2-pg. doc.]
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