Tenants Didn't Complain About Top-Floor Water Leaks

(Decision submitted by Benjamin Binder of the Manhattan law firm of Shaw & Binder, attorneys for the landlord.) Tenants complained of reduced services, claiming that there was a leak in the main hallway. A DHCR inspector found water stains and peeling paint in the top floor-hallway, and the DRA cut the rent. Landlord appealed, and the DHCR ruled for landlord. Tenants had complained of a leak in the main hallway, not the top-floor hallway. So, the DHCR revoked the rent cut.

Neiss Management: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. HK 230175-RO (9/26/94) [2-page document]