Tenant complained to the DHCR of improper deregulation of his apartment and rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to refund $258. Tenant appealed and lost.
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to refund $7,640, including triple damages. Tenant appealed, claiming that the pre-base date rent...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR in April 2019 of improper deregulation of her apartment and rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that the apartment was rent stabilized and that tenant'...
Rent-stabilized tenants complained to the DHCR in 2017 of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenants based on RSC Section 2520.11(r)(5) and the 2018 Court of Appeals ruling in Altman v. 285 W. Fourth LLC...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2022. She claimed that an earlier DHCR order had granted her $35,000 in rent overcharges for a prior period and that she now sought a rent overcharge refund for the...
The son of a rent-stabilized tenant claimed succession rights to the apartment in a complaint to the DHCR after tenant moved out. The son claimed that landlord refused to give him a renewal lease. The DRA ruled for...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of lot line and hallway windows in a landmark building. The DRA ruled for landlord; tenants appealed and lost.
Landlord applied to the DHCR in 2021 for MCI rent hikes based on installation of electric range stoves in building apartments. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that these items didn't qualify for MCI rent...
Landlord applied to the DHCR in 2021 for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a Reduced Pressure Zone (RPZ) backflow prevention device that cost $9,556. The DRA ruled against landlord because landlord had failed...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in March 2019. Tenant pointed out that the prior tenant's registered rent was $843 per month but that the rent was increased to $1,200 per month...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for permission to recover tenant's rent-stabilized apartment, in order to demolish its building. The DRA ruled against landlord in 2020, and the DHCR denied landlord's PAR. The...
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify services in a rent-regulated building by replacing gas cooking stoves with electric stoves. The DRA ruled for landlord.
