Potential Gas Leak for New Boiler Corrected Quickly

The DRA granted landlord’s application for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new boiler, electrical upgrading, roof replacement, and security cameras. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that the roof leaked, the security cameras didn’t work, that repairs weren’t performed by licensed individuals, that the boiler was installed incorrectly, and that electricity in the hallways cuts out. The DHCR found that tenant’s claims had been addressed during prior reconsideration of the MCI application. And documentation from National Grid showed possible gas leaks found at the header pipes connected to the gas meters for the building were repaired within a week and a thorough safety inspection had been conducted, showing that the new piping for the boiler had been installed correctly.

Hamilton: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. ES210011RT (1/11/17)[2-pg. document]