Minor Errors in DHCR Form Downloaded by Landlord

Landlord filed an application for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment in 2010. The DRA dismissed landlord's application because the Income Certification Form (ICF) used by landlord wasn't an agency-approved form and contained a number of defects and errors. Landlord appealed, and the DHCR reopened the case. Landlord downloaded the DHCR's ICF form from the agency's Web site and then converted it to a "fillable" form using Adobe Professional software. This caused a few minor typographical errors and font size changes to appear on the form. But the differences weren't material, and landlord otherwise sent tenant the ICF in a timely manner and properly filed its deregulation application. The DHCR sent the case back to the DRA for a determination on the merits.

12 East 86th Street LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. YI410024RO (6/10/11) [4-pg. doc.]