RENT REDUCTION ORDERED

Change to Key System with Charges for Additional Keys Was Reduction in Services

September 24, 2024    

In 2018, various tenants complained to the DHCR of a reduction in building-wide services. They claimed that landlord changed the front entrance door lock from one using traditional keys to one with non-duplicable...

Broken Bathroom Door Lock and Cracked Flooring Weren't Minor Conditions

September 23, 2024    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in services based on various conditions in the kitchen, bathroom, living room, and with the mailbox and entrance door lock. The DRA ruled for tenant and...

Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Monthly Rent Reduced to $1 Following DOB Vacate Order

September 23, 2024    

Rent-stabilized tenant applied for a rent reduction based on decreased services after a fire cause him to involuntarily vacate his apartment on Jan. 16, 2024. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent to $1 per...

Rent Reduction Order Must Result in Actual Rent Decrease Despite 0% Guideline

May 23, 2024    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge based on two DHCR rent reduction orders that reduced and froze tenant's rent for certain periods. The DRA acknowledged that there had been a rent reduction...

Landlord Can't Make Claims for First Time in PAR of Rent Restoration Denial

April 26, 2024    

In July 2019, rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in apartment services. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent based on findings that that the left stove burner was not self-lighting...

Installation Reduced Tenant's Living Space

April 25, 2024    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord reduced the usable space in his apartment based on landlord's "unilateral decision" to replace the prior heat and hot water systems in a manner that...

Court Vacates Rent Reduction Order Issued Against Co-op Instead of Shareholder

March 26, 2024    

Rent-stabilized tenants in a co-op building complained to the DHCR that laundry room washer and dryer services had become inoperable. Tenants named the co-op corporation as the landlord in their complaint. Although...

Reduced Building-Wide Services Were Not De Minimis

March 26, 2024    

Rent-stabilized tenants complained to the DHCR in late 2022 of a reduction in building-wide services based on a number of claimed conditions. The DRA ruled for tenants in 2023, reduced their rents, and directed...

Intercom Worked But Had Been Modified Without Prior DHCR Approval

January 28, 2024    

In October 2020, some rent-stabilized tenants at a building complex complained to the DHCR about a reduction in building-wide services. In March 2021, the DHCR's inspector found that most services listed in the...

Several Tenants Improperly Included as Parties to Rent Reduction Order

December 19, 2023    

In separate complaints filed with the DHCR, tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services at their building. The DRA ruled for tenants, finding that janitorial service had been reduced. The DRA later...

Landlord Replaced Tenant's Family-Size Refrigerator with a Dorm-Size Unit

December 19, 2023    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in services, claiming landlord had improperly replaced her refrigerator with a smaller model. The DRA ruled against tenant after the DHCR's inspector...

Tenant's Rent Reduced After Landlord Replaced Door to Roof with Window

October 27, 2023    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in services because landlord removed the rear apartment door leading to the garage roof area and replaced it with a window. The DRA ruled for tenant and...