Triple Damages Awarded

June 30, 2000

LVT Number: 14240

Tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant and found that the overcharge was willful. Landlord appealed and lost. Before tenant moved in, the rent-stabilized rent for the apartment was $680. Landlord raised it to over $2,000. But landlord didn't make enough apartment improvements to warrant that much of a rent increase. There was also a building-wide rent reduction order in effect when tenant moved in, which barred any rent increases.

Tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant and found that the overcharge was willful. Landlord appealed and lost. Before tenant moved in, the rent-stabilized rent for the apartment was $680. Landlord raised it to over $2,000. But landlord didn't make enough apartment improvements to warrant that much of a rent increase. There was also a building-wide rent reduction order in effect when tenant moved in, which barred any rent increases.

Jemrock Realty Co. v. DHCR: NYLJ, 6/22/00, p. 27, col. 5 (App. Div.1 Dept.; Nardelli, JP, Ellerin, Lerner, Buckley, Friedman, JJ)

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