MCI Rent Hike Is Permanent

The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrading. Tenant appealed, arguing that any MCI increase should be temporary, not permanent. The DHCR ruled against tenant and restated the long-standing rule upheld by New York's highest court in the 1989 case of Ansonia Residents Association v. DHCR. The DHCR is authorized to grant permanent rent increases for MCIs.

61 Eastern Parkway: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. XG230026RT (1/13/11) [2-pg. doc.]