Apartment occupant filed a lease violation complaint with the DHCR, claiming that landlord refused to give her a lease in her own name after the rent-stabilized tenant moved out. The occupant claimed that she was the...
Apartment occupant asked the DHCR for a ruling that he had succession rights to an apartment he occupied. The DRA ruled against the occupant, finding that he was the first rent-stabilized tenant of the unit and not a...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on replacement of elevator, catwalks, intercom, TV/security system, mailboxes, fire doors, along with lobby renovations and facade restoration/pointing and...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for rent hikes based on pointing and waterproofing, architectural fees, related roof railing, and installation of a sidewalk shed while the work was pending. The DRA ruled against...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on pointing and waterproofing. The DRA ruled for landlord. Several tenants appealed and lost. Tenants claimed that the work performed was to correct two...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a hot water heater supplier and hot water heater installer. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that it failed to file the application...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that she didn't benefit directly from the roof work and that, at any...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled for tenant, found that he was rent stabilized, and directed landlord to refund $17,446, including triple damages. Landlord...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and found that there was a total overcharge with interest equal to $22,014. Since landlord had refunded $44,709 to tenant while the...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and applied the default formula to set the 2014 base date rent because landlord failed to provide a lease and/or rent ledger in effect on...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on conditions in the ground-floor hallway walls and stairways. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent. Landlord later applied...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in services because landlord removed the rear apartment door leading to the garage roof area and replaced it with a window. The DRA ruled for tenant and...
