Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on building-wide floor finishing. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. While flooring installation is a major capital improvement, to qualify as an MCI, the...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on exterior restoration, installation of a roof water tank, and a sidewalk bridge. The DRA ruled against landlord because the work was done while the building was under the...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof. The DRA ruled against landlord. Landlord appealed and won, in part. Items claimed by landlord to be related to the MCI were still disallowed....
The DRA granted landlord’s application for MCI rent hikes based on installation of security cameras. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that landlord wasn’t maintaining her apartment. But this claim...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of new 2-1/2 inch sprinkler water service from the city water main to the building wall. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that the work didn’t...
The DRA granted landlord’s MCI rent increase application based on bathroom modernization. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that the bathroom modernization wasn’t performed in her apartment. She...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a garage roof. The DRA ruled for landlord but disallowed a portion of the MCI costs allocable to an inspector’s fee for concrete placement...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on resurfacing of exterior walls and installation of apartment windows. The DRA ruled for landlord in part but disallowed any increase for the exterior walls based on a prior...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes. The DRA ruled for landlord in part and approved an increase for the installation of basement, vestibule, and entry doors as well as work relating to the hallway flooring of...
The DRA granted landlord’s application for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new roof, facade restoration, and engineer fees, but denied any increase for bulkhead parapet repairs, cornice wood deck...
