Tenant Never Answered Rent Restoration Application

(Decision submitted by James Marino of the Manhattan law firm of Kucker & Bruh, attorneys for the landlord.) Tenant complained of a reduction in services. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord later applied for rent restoration based on restoration of services. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed, claiming that the kitchen cabinet drawer was still missing and window frames were hard to open. The DHCR ruled against tenant. Tenant didn't answer the DRA's notice of landlord's rent restoration application and offered no explanation for why she failed to do so. The DHCR couldn't consider tenant's claim for the first time on appeal.

Simmonds-Raines: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. VE410016RT (8/10/07) [3-pg. doc.]