Temporary Labor Cost Adjustment Deducted from MBR

Landlord applied for MBR rent increase for rent-controlled tenant's apartment. The DRA ruled that tenant's MBR as of Jan. 1, 2003, was $622. Landlord appealed. Landlord claimed that the DRA incorrectly removed the temporary labor cost increase of $3.50 granted under a 1983 DHCR order. The DHCR ruled against landlord. Landlord didn't submit a Labor Cost Modification Sheet for the first year of the cycle immediately following the cycle for which the temporary labor cost adjustment had been granted. Landlord's right to continue to collect the temporary labor cost adjustment increase depends on landlord's periodic showing that the building's labor costs continue to justify the rent adjustment.

29 W. 64th St. Owners Corp.: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. RD420062RO (9/30/03) [3-pg. doc.]