Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Tenant claimed landlord didn’t give her an initial rent registration form, so tenant was entitled to file a fair market...
Tenant filed a fair market rent appeal, claiming that his initial rent of $4,800 per month exceeded the fair market rent. He also claimed that the apartment was improperly deregulated because the building received J-...
Rent-stabilized tenant filed a fair market rent appeal to challenge the first stabilized rent set for her apartment. The DRA ruled against tenant. The fair market rent was $1,732 per month, and tenant paid only $1,...
Rent-stabilized tenant filed a fair market rent appeal 33 years after moving into his apartment. The DRA dismissed the complaint as untimely. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that he never received an RR-1...
The first rent-stabilized tenant of an apartment filed a fair market rent appeal more than four years after moving in. The DRA dismissed the complaint as untimely. Tenant appealed and lost. Rent Stabilization Code...
Tenant sued landlord for prejudgment interest on a fair market rent appeal (FMRA) award as well as the outstanding balance of the FMRA award and attorney's fees. The court granted landlord's request to...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $65,000, including triple damages. Landlord appealed, and the case was reopened. The DRA then found that...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed $171,885. Tenant's monthly rent was $7,391. Tenant claimed rent overcharge. The prior tenant was rent controlled,...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DRA treated tenant's complaint as a fair market rent appeal since tenant was the first rent-stabilized tenant after the apartment was vacancy...
