MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

MCI Increase Granted for New Roof and Facade Work, including Parapet Replacements

December 21, 2021    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof as well as building facade restoration, pointing, and waterproofing. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and lost. Tenants incorrectly...

DHCR Properly Applied HSTPA Provisions to Pending MCI Rent Increase Application

December 19, 2021    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes in June 2018 based on several improvements, including elevator upgrading, a new compactor, and a new TV/security system. The DRA ruled for landlord in part in February 2021. The...

Tenant's Roof Leak Claim Raised for First Time on Appeal

December 19, 2021    

The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof. Tenant appealed and lost. In her PAR, tenant claimed that there were leaks and water damage in her apartment that...

HSTPA Changes Can't Be Applied Retroactively to Appeal of MCI Rent Hikes

December 19, 2021    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on facade restoration, with related engineering fees and scaffolding. The DRA ruled for landlord in 2012. Tenants appealed and won in part. Tenants then filed an Article 78...

Boiler/Burner Conversion from Oil to Gas Wasn't an MCI

December 19, 2021    

The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new boiler/burner. Tenants appealed, claiming that landlord didn't replace the old boiler/burner. Instead, landlord...

Did Co-op Reserve Fund Usage Bar MCI Rent Hike?

December 19, 2021    

Landlord, a co-op corporation, filed an MCI rent increase application based on installation of a new burner. The DRA ruled against landlord because landlord indicated that the full cost of the burner was paid for...

MCI Increase Granted for Air Conditioning Grill Installation

November 19, 2021    

The DHCR's DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on building facade work and installation of air conditioning grills. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant argued that landlord didn't...

DOB Filing Fees Deducted from Elevator Upgrade Costs for MCI Rent Hike

November 19, 2021    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on an elevator upgrade and security camera installation. The DRA ruled for landlord in part but excluded from the increase the cost of DOB filing fees paid in...

Engineering and Expediting Fees Disallowed for Roof and Parapet Installation

October 26, 2021    

The DHCR's DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof and parapets. But the DRA disallowed additional costs, including engineer's fees, expediting, and...

No MCI Increase Granted Where "C" Violation Not Cleared

October 26, 2021    

The DHCR's DRA denied landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a burner. Landlord appealed and lost. Rent Stabilization Code Section 2522.4(a)(13), as amended in 2014 and in effect...

MCI Increase Granted for Full Staircase Replacement

October 26, 2021    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on staircase replacement and installation of a backflow valve. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that the staircase was only...

No Proof Gas Main Installation Work Was Within Property Line

October 26, 2021    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a burner and backflow preventer. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, but denied costs for a gas main installation. Landlord appealed and lost....