PROCEDURE-DHCR

Late PAR Filing Excused Due to Tenant's Medical Condition

June 17, 2015    

Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of...

Landlord Must Refile PAR on DHCR Form

May 22, 2015    

Landlord filed a petition for administrative review (PAR) against a DRA...

Former Tenant Can't File DHCR Service Reduction Complaint

May 21, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in services in her apartment...

TPU Appeals DRA's Finding of No Rent Overcharge

April 21, 2015    

The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) referred a rent overcharge complaint to the DRA after conducting an audit. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge. The TPU appealed on behalf of tenant. A...

Landlord Can't Submit Proof of Tenant's Occupancy for First Time with PAR

March 24, 2015    

Landlord applied in 2012 for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment. The DRA sent notice of landlord's application to tenant at the apartment address, but the envelope was...

Tenant's PAR Properly Dismissed as Untimely

March 17, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who then filed a PAR. The DHCR dismissed tenant's PAR as untimely. Tenant then filed an Article 78 court petition claiming that...

Tenant's Representative Not Authorized to File PAR

February 23, 2015    

The DRA ruled against rent-stabilized tenant in rent overcharge and lease violation proceedings concerning tenant's apartment. Tenant filed a PAR to appeal the decision. The DHCR found that the PAR was improper...

Tenant Can't Appeal DHCR Decision After Settling Case in Court

January 23, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that landlord charged two vacancy increases during the same lease period and that landlord...

Tenant Withdrew Rent Overcharge Complaint

November 25, 2014    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA terminated the case after tenant withdrew his complaint. Tenant then filed a PAR, claiming that he never withdrew the complaint. The DHCR ruled against...

DHCR Overcharge Ruling Revoked

November 24, 2014    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and imposed triple damages for willful overcharge. Landlord appealed and won. Landlord submitted a stipulation of settlement signed by...

Stuy Town Tenant Must Pursue Overcharge Claim Through Court, Not DHCR

September 26, 2014    

Rent-stabilized tenant who lived in Stuyvesant Town complained of rent overcharge. The DRA dismissed the complaint based on a prior DHCR ruling that tenants who were subject to the court settlement in Roberts v....

DRA Order Not Sent to Landlord's Attorney

August 13, 2014    

Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenants' rent-stabilized apartment in 2008. The DRA ruled against landlord after DTF found no tax match verifying tenants' income. Landlord appealed...