Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR that landlord failed to offer him a renewal lease on the same terms and conditions as his expiring lease. Tenant specified that the temporary lease rider for a...
Tenant applied to the DHCR in 2015 for a ruling on her rent regulatory status. She had moved into Apt. 3F in 2013 at a monthly rent of $3,950, and landlord claimed that she was unregulated. The DRA ruled for...
Landlord of a Hempstead building applied to the DHCR in 2022 for approval of a proposed building services modification based on removal of an oil boiler that provided steam heat as well as removal of tenant supplied...
In 2018, the DHCR's Rent Administrator issued an order reclassifying landlord's building from a hotel to an apartment building based on loss of certain hotel services. The DRA also issued a rent reduction due...
Landlord asked the DHCR in 2022 for permission to modify the building's entry system by adding an electronic key fob system to supplement rather than replace metal key access, and by partially closing the use of...
In November 2016, tenant filed an application with the DHCR seeking an administrative ruling to determine his apartment's regulatory status. Earlier that year, landlord had sued to evict tenant in housing court,...
A tenant in landlord's building claimed that he was rent stabilized and sought a DHCR ruling concerning his status. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to give tenant a rent-stabilized lease and...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization based on substantial rehabilitation performed after Jan. 1, 1974. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost....
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on exterior restoration, including pointing and waterproofing. The DRA ruled for landlord in part but reduced the amount of the approved cost by a percentage of a prior MCI...
The DHCR's Rent Administrator granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on an elevator upgrade, including consultant fees. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that she shouldn't have to...
The DHCR's Rent Administrator granted landlord's application for an MCI rent hike based on gas repiping at its building. Tenants appealed, claiming that there was insufficient proof supporting landlord's...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes. The DRA ruled against landlord in 2011 due to outstanding Class C violations, one of which involved lead-based paint in a tenant's apartment. Landlord appealed,...
