Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant for nonpayment of rent owed in the amount of $1,800 per month. Tenant claimed that her apartment was improperly deregulated and that she'd been overcharged. Tenant later...
Rent-stabilized tenant filed a lease violation complaint with the DHCR, claiming that landlord failed to provide a fully executed copy of a renewal lease after tenant signed it. In response, landlord submitted a copy...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2017. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $13,025, including triple damages and interest. Among other things, the DRA ruled that landlord and...
Rent-stabilized tenant filed a lease violation complaint with the DHCR, claiming that landlord failed to give her a fully executed copy of a renewal lease that she had signed. She claimed that she hand-delivered the...
Rent-controlled tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge after receiving a notice of Maximum Collectible Rent (MCR) effective Jan. 1, 2023, indicating that the MCR was $1,529.61. Tenant claimed that she had...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant. The base rent date was June 14, 2015, all monthly rent adjustments since the base date had been lawful, and there were...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and set the legal regulated rent at $1,556 per month. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that the amount of $1,556...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of improper deregulation of his apartment and rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that landlord showed it had a right to deregulate the apartment when the rent level...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge based on claimed improper air conditioner and washing machine surcharge fees collected by landlord. The DRA ruled against tenant because tenant...
Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2017 of improper apartment deregulation and rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to refund $19,800, including triple damages.