Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2018. The DRA found that tenant didn't establish a colorable claim of any fraudulent scheme to deregulate the apartment and that there was no rent...
Tenant complained to the DHCR in March 2019 of rent overcharge and improper deregulation. Landlord claimed that the apartment had been vacancy-deregulated when tenant moved in. Landlord submitted the prior tenant...
Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2017 of rent overcharge and unlawful apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $24,962, including triple damages. Landlord appealed, claiming...
Tenant complained to the DHCR in May 2019 of rent overcharge. She claimed that an outstanding rent reduction order had been issued and made effective on Sept. 1, 2025, without a proper reduction in her rent. The DRA...
Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2021 of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $13,950, including triple damages and minus a partial refund. The DRA also directed landlord to offer...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in February 2019. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $32,726, including interest and triple damages. The overcharge was based on two...
Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2018 of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of her apartment. The DRA found no overcharge but did find that the apartment was rent stabilized. Landlord had failed to register...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR in 2020 that he was being overcharged. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the apartment was vacancy-deregulated in March 2017 when tenant moved in. Tenant...
Ten separate tenants living at the Waverly Arms Housing Development of Yonkers complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against each tenant, finding that the building complex was exempt from rent...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2018, noting that the apartment rent had increased from $765.82 to $1,500 when he moved into the unit in 2015. Landlord answered that the tenant...
Rent-stabilized tenant filed a fair market rent appeal with the DHCR in 2015. She was the first rent-stabilized tenant after rent control and her initial rent in 2005 was $1,800 per month. Tenant also claimed that...
Mt. Vernon apartment occupant filed a lease violation complaint with the DHCR, claiming that landlord refused to recognize his succession rights to a rent-stabilized apartment. Landlord answered and reported that it...
