MCI Increase Granted Where Landlord Shows "C" Violations Removed

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new roof. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and lost. Tenants disputed the DRA's finding that all pending HPD immediately hazardous violations were corrected prior to issuance of the order approving the MCI increases. But landlord submitted sufficient proof that all "C" violations pending when the MCI application was filed had been corrected, including an architect's affidavit stating that the building had been inspected and the violations remedied. Landlord also showed that all pending violations had been removed from HPD's database.

Pettiford: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. CQ410056RT (7/7/17) [2-pg. doc.]