Stairwell Graffiti Is Minor

June 30, 2008

LVT Number: #20573

Tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on a number of conditions. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents. Among other things, the DRA found that there was graffiti in the building staircases. Landlord appealed, claiming that this was a minor condition that didn't warrant a rent reduction. The DHCR ruled for landlord. The graffiti was found only on the bulkhead walls of one staircase. This level of graffiti was de minimis under the terms of the DHCR's 1995 policy memo.

Tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on a number of conditions. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents. Among other things, the DRA found that there was graffiti in the building staircases. Landlord appealed, claiming that this was a minor condition that didn't warrant a rent reduction. The DHCR ruled for landlord. The graffiti was found only on the bulkhead walls of one staircase. This level of graffiti was de minimis under the terms of the DHCR's 1995 policy memo. The DHCR deleted this item from the list of conditions for which the rent reductions were granted.

Cornell Apartments, LLC/Stein: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket Nos. WA610023RO, WA610046RT (4/30/08) [3-pg. doc.]

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