Rent Was Under $2,000 on Date ICF Sent to Tenant

Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment. The DRA ruled against landlord, based on a finding that tenant's rent was less than $2,000 per month on the date that landlord sent the Income Certification Form (ICF) to tenant. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that tenant's rent was more than $2,000 when all of the applicable MCI rent hikes were added to the current renewal lease rent. The DHCR ruled that the DRA had properly calculated the effective dates of various MCI rent hikes and the guideline increases applicable to tenant's last renewal lease. Tenant's legal rent was less than $2,000 when landlord sent the ICF.

390 West End Assocs., LLC: DHCR Adm.