RENT REDUCTION ORDERED

No Notice to Landlord Required for Apartment Inspection

November 22, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in required services. The DRA ruled for tenant, reduced his rent, and directed landlord to restore services. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that it wasn...

Landlord Upgraded Intercom Service without Obtaining Prior DHCR Approval

October 25, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenants in a building complex complained of a reduction in building-wide services.  They claimed that: (1) the door/gate was broken and not sturdy; (2) the intercom hadn't been working for...

Lobby Attendant Service Was Reduced for Rent-Stabilized Tenant in Co-op Building

October 25, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenant in a co-op building complained of a reduction in building-wide services, claiming that landlord had eliminated lobby attendant service at the building's back entrance, had locked that door...

Rent Reduction Ordered Due to Con Ed Gas Shut Off to Tenant's Apartment

October 24, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services because cooking gas had been shut off in her apartment in November 2021. The DRA ruled for tenant in June 2022 and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed and...

Rent Reduction Ordered for Tenants of Entire Complex

October 24, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenants in a building complex asked the DHCR for a rent reduction based on a decrease in building-wide services. They said there had been no elevator services in the A and D buildings since July 2021...

Removal of Rent-Stabilized Tenants' Storage Space Warranted Rent Reduction

September 26, 2022    

Tenants complained to the DHCR of a reduction in building-wide services. They said that landlord began charging fees for storage lockers when storage was previously provided free of charge as a required service for...

Tenant Needn't Give Landlord Prior Notice Before Filing Service Reduction Complaint

August 22, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in services. DHCR inspection confirmed that landlord failed to maintain the kitchen cabinet, sink, entry door frame alignment, paint and plaster in the...

Landlord Didn't Prove Tenant Denied Access for Repairs

June 23, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in required services because cooking gas service wasn't being provided. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent based on DHCR inspection in November 2021....

Cracked Paint/Plaster Under Stairs Wasn't a Minor Condition

June 22, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenants complained to the DHCR about a reduction in building-wide services. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents based on findings that a washing machine in the building laundry room was...

Cracked Tread Area of Building Steps Isn't a Minor Condition

June 22, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in building-wide services. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent, based on findings of defective conditions in the sidewalks, stairs to the...

Landlord Transferred Cost of Heat and Hot Water Service to Tenant

May 25, 2022    

Tenant complained in 2017 that landlord failed to provide heat and hot water because it had converted the central boiler/hot water system to individual apartment-based heat/hot water systems in 2016. Landlord did so...

Landlord Didn't Prove Tenant Caused Reduction in Services

December 22, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in services and that landlord failed to perform certain renovation or repair work to her apartment. The DRA ruled for tenant, and the DHCR denied landlord...