Rent-controlled tenant complained of rent overcharge. Landlord claimed that tenant was a second successor tenant and that it therefore was entitled to collect a vacancy increase from the tenant. The DRA found that...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $31,500, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that it didn't own the building at the...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord offered her an improperly backdated renewal lease. The DRA dismissed tenant's complaint because landlord had sent tenant a renewal lease offer dated July 24, 2017,...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and landlord's refusal to give her a rent-stabilized renewal lease. Tenant moved into the apartment in 2005 under a one-year lease at $1,300 per month. Landlord claimed that...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent after DHCR inspection found a leak-stained kitchen ceiling. Landlord appealed and won. Landlord pointed out...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on mold and vermin throughout her apartment. Landlord pointed out that tenant received monthly extermination service. The DRA ruled for tenant and...
Rent-stabilized and rent-controlled tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on a reduction in storage bin space previously provided. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents....
Rent-stabilized tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services. They pointed out that landlord had replaced a traditional wired intercom system with a modernized telephone-based intercom system without...
Rent-stabilized tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services. They claimed that: (a) the building's entrance door lock was constantly jammed with paper, allowing trespassers; (b) the security...
Landlord applied for 2018-19 maximum base rent (MBR) increases. After processing landlord's application, the DRA mailed MBR fee payment notices to landlord, but landlord didn't respond. So, the DRA issued an...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $13,000, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. A pre-base date lease...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and found that prior landlord had waived a vacancy rent increase in 2008 when a prior tenant moved out. Landlord appealed and lost....
