Tenant Consent Not Required for New Intercom

February 1, 1993

LVT Number: 6706

Landlord applied for MCI rent increases based on the installation of a new intercom system. The DRA granted landlord's application, and tenants appealed. Tenants claimed that since a majority of tenants didn't consent to a rent increase for the new intercom, landlord wasn't entitled to one. Tenants relied on an old Conciliation and Appeals Board (CAB) operational bulletin that stated 51 percent of tenants must consent to a rent increase for a new intercom. The DHCR pointed out that this 1969 policy was no longer in effect.

Landlord applied for MCI rent increases based on the installation of a new intercom system. The DRA granted landlord's application, and tenants appealed. Tenants claimed that since a majority of tenants didn't consent to a rent increase for the new intercom, landlord wasn't entitled to one. Tenants relied on an old Conciliation and Appeals Board (CAB) operational bulletin that stated 51 percent of tenants must consent to a rent increase for a new intercom. The DHCR pointed out that this 1969 policy was no longer in effect. The DHCR's policy is to encourage added security measures by considering the installation of a new intercom an MCI. No tenant consent was needed. Tenants' PAR was denied.

[Aracil: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. EJ 630536-RT (1/22/93)]. 3-page document.

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