REQUIRED SERVICES

Landlord Can Change Copper Wire Intercom to Telephone-Based System

February 23, 2021    

Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify building-wide services. The DRA ruled for landlord and granted its application to replace an existing copper wire intercom system with a telephone-based intercom...

Landlord Can Replace Metal Keys with Electronic Key Fobs

September 25, 2020    

Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify building services by replacing a building's metal key entry system with an electronic key fob system. The DRA ruled for landlord, as long as landlord complied with...

DHCR Can't Require Landlord to Put Handicapped-Access Toilet in Apartment

August 27, 2020    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services, because landlord promised that her apartment would be fully ADA compliant and the bathroom toilet still wasn't handicapped accessible. The DRA ruled...

Landlord Can't Install Biometric Entry System in Rent-Stabilized Building

February 11, 2020    

Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify building services by installing a biometric fingerprint entry security system. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that the proposed system would intrude on the...

Service Reduction Complaint Dismissed

January 29, 2020    

Rent-stabilized tenants of a building complex complained of a reduction in building-wide services. The DRA ruled against tenants and dismissed their complaint. Tenants appealed and lost. Tenants had complained that...

Removal of Illegal Partition Wall Is a Reduction in Services

January 29, 2020    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in services after landlord removed an illegal partition wall inside tenant's apartment. This reduced the number of rooms in tenant's apartment from...

Landlord Can Replace Gas Stoves with Electric Stoves

January 28, 2020    

Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify services at a rent-stabilized building by replacing gas stoves with electric ovens and stovetops. The DRA granted landlord's application. Tenants appealed and lost...

Landlord Must Replace Nonworking Elevator

December 18, 2019    

In 2009, landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify building services after IMD loft tenant became subject to rent stabilization. Landlord wished to dismantle a 75-year-old elevator that had broken down for...

Landlord Not Required to Install Smoke or CO Detectors in Hallways

December 16, 2019    

Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify building services by eliminating a requirement that smoke and carbon monoxide detectors be installed in the building's hallways. The DRA ruled against landlord...

Landlord Can Convert from Gas to Electric Heating

December 16, 2019    

Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to substitute electric heating and cooking service for gas heating and cooking service at the building. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that...

Landlord Can Replace Gas Stoves with Electric Stoves

December 16, 2019    

Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify building services by converting cooking service from gas to electric and to replace gas stoves with electric stoves. The DRA ruled for landlord, without any change to...

Tenant's Complaint About Doorman Was Unrelated to Key Fob Installation

December 16, 2019    

Landlord asked for DHCR approval to modify building-wide services by installing a key fob on the building foyer door. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant argued that the DRA's decision...