RENT REDUCTION ORDERED

DRA Needn't Send Landlord Inspection Report Before Finding Reduction in Services

February 27, 2017    

Tenant complained of a reduction in services based on a defective apartment entry door chain guard, and window pane and sash defects. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent. Landlord appealed and won in part....

Overflowing Trash in Compactor Rooms Wasn't Minor Condition

February 27, 2017    

Tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services based in part on failure to maintain the garbage disposal areas, which were exposed, had a noxious odor, and attracted rats and vermin. The DRA ruled for...

Duplicate Rent Reduction Order Still in Place for Tenant Not Covered by First Order

February 21, 2017    

Rent-stabilized tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on loss of elevator service. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents. Landlord appealed and won, in part. Landlord pointed...

Landlord's Removal of Skylight Results in Rent Reduction

February 21, 2017    

(Decision submitted by David Hershey-Webb of the Manhattan law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP, attorneys for the tenant.)

Tenant's Rent Reduced to $1 After Fire, Even If She Caused It

February 17, 2017    

Rent-controlled tenant complained of a reduction in services after a fire on June 3, 2016, rendered her apartment uninhabitable. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent to $1 per month. Landlord appealed and...

Landlord Changed to Non-Duplicable Entrance Key Without DHCR Approval

February 17, 2017    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent based on landlord’s failure to maintain the building entrance door lock. Landlord appealed and lost....

DHCR Properly Increased Rent Reductions for Electric Meter Conversion

November 18, 2016    

In January 2006, landlord applied to the DHCR for permission to convert a building with 433 rent-regulated apartments to individual electric metering and to terminate the inclusion of the cost of electricity in...

Temporary Reduction in Laundry Facilities Was Reduction in Services

October 28, 2016    

Tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on a reduction in the number of washers and dryers in the laundry room. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents. The DRA later denied...

Tenant's Rent Reduced Based on Vermin and Mold

October 28, 2016    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on roaches and mice in the kitchen and mold in the bathroom. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed and lost. DHCR...

Second Entry Door Removal Wasn't Done in Workmanlike Manner

October 28, 2016    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on work done when her second apartment entrance door was removed. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed and lost. The rent...

DHCR Inspector Found Rust Stains and Leaks in Garage

September 29, 2016    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on garage conditions. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent based on rust stains and leaks found in various parts of the garage...

Landlord's Rent Restoration Application Denied

September 28, 2016    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services due to vermin and bedbugs in her apartment. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent after the DHCR’s inspector found evidence of mice and...