In 2022, landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent regulation because the apartments were used exclusively for charitable purposes on a nonprofit basis. The DRA ruled against...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its two adjoining buildings were exempt from rent stabilization because they shouldn't be considered a Horizontal Multiple Dwelling (HMD) that, combined, contained...
Tenant complained that landlord failed to offer her a valid rent-stabilized renewal lease. Landlord claimed that the apartment was no longer subject to rent stabilization because 421-a tax benefits received for the...
An apartment occupant complained to the DHCR that landlord refused to give her a rent-stabilized lease. The DRA ruled against occupant, finding that she initially occupied the apartment as an incident to her...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a boiler/heater. The DRA ruled for landlord but disallowed permit fees of $1,688 since such fees didn't qualify for an MCI rent increase. Tenant...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in apartment services after a building fire forced her to vacate her apartment on Nov. 12, 2016. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent to $1 per...
Rent-stabilized tenants complained to the DHCR in late 2022 of a reduction in building-wide services based on a number of claimed conditions. The DRA ruled for tenants in 2023, reduced their rents, and directed...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on elevator modernization. The DRA ruled for landlord and increased tenants' rents. Tenants appealed and lost. Tenants claimed that landlord failed to submit...
Landlord applied to the DHCR in 2015 for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a roof/parapet, asbestos removal, and resurfacing of exterior walls. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and won in part....
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on a concrete courtyard replacement. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Landlord argued that its Reasonable Cost Schedule waiver application...
Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to a substantial rehabilitation performed after Jan. 1, 1974. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. The...
Landlord applied to the DHCR in 2020 for a ruling granting permission to refuse to renew a rent-stabilized tenant's lease because it sought to remove the apartment from the rental market for its own business use...
