MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

No MCI Increase for Work Done at Deregulated Buildings in Complex

March 26, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR in 2015 for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a roof/parapet, asbestos removal, and resurfacing of exterior walls. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and won in part....

Landlord Made Insufficient Request for Reasonable Cost Schedule Waiver

March 26, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on a concrete courtyard replacement. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Landlord argued that its Reasonable Cost Schedule waiver application...

Rent-Regulated Units Made Up Fewer Than 35% of All Apartments

March 26, 2024    

Landlord applied in May 2019 for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new boiler/burner. The DRA ruled against landlord because fewer than 35 percent of the building's tenants were rent stabilized. Effective...

Application of HSTPA Amendments to Pending MCI Application Wasn't Arbitrary or Unconstitutional

March 15, 2024    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of gas piping. The DRA ruled for landlord in 2022 and approved rent increases in amounts based on HSTPA amendments to the Rent Stabilization Law. Landlord...

Landlord Can Get MCI Increase for New Intercom System

February 26, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes in 2011, based on installation of a new boiler, security system, intercom, and fencing. The DRA ruled for landlord in 2013, except that fencing costs were disallowed....

Landlord Properly Filed Requests to Waive Useful Life Limitations for Elevator MCI

February 23, 2024    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on elevator modernization. The DRA ruled for landlord and increased tenants' rents. The Tenants' Association appealed and lost. Tenants claimed that landlord failed...

MCI Rent Hike Granted in Accordance with DHCR Reasonable Cost Schedule

February 20, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of new windows building-wide. The DRA ruled for landlord, finding it had replaced 518 windows in the building as well as nine windows in the...

Qualifying MCI Work Need Not Be Performed to Entire Building Complex

February 20, 2024    

Landlord of a large apartment complex containing 35 buildings applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes at 12 buildings, based on installation of new roofs, facade restoration, and related engineering fees. The DRA...

Landlord Showed Building Was Properly Maintained During MCI Work

February 20, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on building-wide rewiring. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that landlord wasn't maintaining the building at the time it...

MCI Increase Denied Due to Outstanding 1986 Rent Reduction Order

February 20, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent increases based on installation of a new roof. The DRA ruled against landlord because there was an outstanding building-wide rent reduction order in effect. The DHCR had...

MCI Application Denied Due to Outstanding Building-Wide Rent Reduction Order

January 25, 2024    

Westchester landlord applied to the DHCR in July 2021 for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new boiler/burner. The DRA ruled against landlord on Feb. 4, 2022, because there was a building-wide service...

MCI Increase Granted for Exterior Restoration Work

January 25, 2024    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on exterior restoration work at its building. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and lost. They claimed that the exterior restoration work was unnecessary because...