Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on rewiring, installation of new walls in the building's switch gear room, new hallway facias and case enclosures, as well as foundation reinforcement and steel support...
The DRA denied landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on an elevator upgrade. Landlord appealed, and the DHCR ruled for landlord. Tenant then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR'...
The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a roof water tank. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that there were hazardous violations in the building. But once an...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on parapet wall replacement and exterior waterproofing. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that all parapets on the building weren't replaced and the exterior...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new intercom, roof, windows, and other items. The DRA denied landlord's application based on landlord's failure to provide proof that five...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes in 2007 based on a number of improvements. The DRA disallowed any increase for elevator upgrading but granted MCI rent increases for new doors, a new TV/security system, new remote...
Landlord of a 10-building complex applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new roof. The DRA ruled for landlord and directed that the MCI rent increases be amortized over 108 months....
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on pointing and facade work, engineering-pointing, and installation of an oil tank. The DRA ruled for landlord in part but disallowed any increase for landlord's...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a heat timer control on a building's boiler. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. The replacement only of the boiler control...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a boiler and chimney blockage. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Landlord obtained a prior MCI rent increase in 2002...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on improvements to the building's underground garage roof and surface parking lot. The DRA ruled for landlord in part but disallowed some claimed costs. Landlord appealed...
(Decision submitted by David Hershey-Webb, Esq. of the Manhattan law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP, attorneys for the tenants).
