Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge, claiming that he was improperly charged for a parking space at his building. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that tenant was charged apartment rent and...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. She claimed that the building had been subject to the Mitchell-Lama program and, upon dissolution, landlord improperly set the fair market rent by 120 percent. The...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to refund $13,906, including interest and triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that it wasn...
Rent-stabilized tenant who had lived in her apartment since 1985 complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2017. She claimed that landlord was seeking to increase her rent by more than the permissible 6 percent...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge, claiming that landlord charged an inflated rent increase for individual apartment improvements (IAIs), that landlord collected a 30 percent rent...
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to replace gas stoves with electric stoves for rent-regulated tenants in its building. Landlord noted that it paid the gas bill for the building and that tenants paid for their...
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify required services by replacing stoves that used cooking gas service with electric cooking stoves. The DRA ruled for landlord and ordered a permanent rent reduction for...
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to amend annual registrations for one apartment for the years 2018 through 2022. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, allowing amendment of registrations for years 2018 through...
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify building services for rent-regulated tenants by replacing a 24/7 lobby attendant with a 24/7 remotely monitored security system. The DRA ruled for landlord.
Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation. The DRA ruled against landlord because it didn't submit copies of its application for...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to a substantial rehabilitation performed in 2018. The DRA ruled against landlord in July 2023. Noting that DHCR...
Landlord sought a court ruling on the rent-regulatory status of four tenants in a six-apartment building it had purchased in 2012. The court referred the matter to the DHCR for a ruling on the lease validity, legal...
