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.
An apartment occupant who claimed to be the grandson of a deceased rent-controlled tenant claimed succession rights by filing a complaint with the DHCR. The DRA ruled for the grandson. Landlord appealed and lost....
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on exterior restoration with related professional services. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that landlord hadn't filed its application within two years of...
In July 2019, rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in apartment services. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent based on findings that that the left stove burner was not self-lighting...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord reduced the usable space in his apartment based on landlord's "unilateral decision" to replace the prior heat and hot water systems in a manner that...
Rent-stabilized tenant filed a lease violation complaint with the DHCR, claiming that landlord refused to offer her a renewal lease on the same terms and conditions as the lease expiring on March 31, 2022; that...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of lease violations. She claimed that landlord refused to give her a corrected renewal lease to include her DRIE rent exemption, failed to include her security deposit on...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on elevator and hallway upgrading. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and won in part. Tenants of the K line in the building argued that their room...
