Landlord applied to the DHCR for a rent increase after it painted rent-controlled tenant's apartment. The DRA ruled for landlord and increased tenant's maximum collectible rent (MCR) by $254.30 per month....
Rent-stabilized tenant complained in March 2018 of a reduction in services based on inadequate heat and hot water. Landlord answered in April 2018 and claimed that the condition was corrected on the same day that HPD...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $18,125, including interest. The rent overcharge was based on prior rent reduction orders that froze...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that the apartment was rent stabilized and ordering landlord to refund a total overcharge of $827, including...
Tenant filed a fair market rent appeal (FMRA), challenging the first apartment rent after rent control. The DRA dismissed the complaint as untimely. Tenant appealed and lost. Under Rent Stabilization Code Section...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $6,352, including interest. Landlord and tenant both appealed, and the DHCR reopened...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $12,880, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that the DRA applied the...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $17,981, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. Among other things, landlord argued that the complaining...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of her apartment. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $35,392, including interest. The DRA found that since the apartment had no rent...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $6,021, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. The DHCR found that the DRA correctly...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $2,667, including interest. Tenant appealed, claiming that the overcharge was greater. Tenant contested...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. Tenant paid $2,300 per month when he moved into the apartment in 2013. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. The...
