Tenants Got $100 Rent Credit to Paint

January 1, 1994

LVT Number: 8443

Tenants complained of a decrease in required apartment services. They claimed that landlord wouldn't paint their apartment. The DRA ruled for tenants and ordered landlord to paint the apartment. Landlord appealed, pointing out that tenants had requested in writing that they be allowed to paint the apartment themselves. Landlord had given tenants a $100 rent credit to do so. In their complaint, tenants didn't ask that landlord paint the apartment. They wanted further reimbursement for the painting job they'd already done themselves.

Tenants complained of a decrease in required apartment services. They claimed that landlord wouldn't paint their apartment. The DRA ruled for tenants and ordered landlord to paint the apartment. Landlord appealed, pointing out that tenants had requested in writing that they be allowed to paint the apartment themselves. Landlord had given tenants a $100 rent credit to do so. In their complaint, tenants didn't ask that landlord paint the apartment. They wanted further reimbursement for the painting job they'd already done themselves. The DHCR ruled for landlord, but cautioned that in general he shouldn't require or encourage tenants to paint their apartments; this service was part of landlord's duty to provide services.

Pistilli: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. CF 120232-RO (11/22/93) [2-page document]

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