Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2018. The DRA ruled for tenant. Although there was a four-year lookback period, an outstanding 1989 rent reduction order required the DRA to freeze tenant's $1,...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in building-wide service. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent, based on findings that janitorial services and a patio sprinkler weren't being...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR that required services had been reduced. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent, based on findings that landlord hadn't maintained required services.
Rent-stabilized tenant in Yonkers complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $576, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord had waived the...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR in February 2019 that he had been overcharged. Tenant argued that landlord made false claims that individual apartment improvements (IAIs) made before tenant moved into...
Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2018, claiming rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the unit had been lawfully deregulated in 2010. Tenant had moved into...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation in February 2023. Tenant had moved into the unit in April 2021 at an initial rent of $3,850 per month. The DRA ruled against tenant...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2018. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that landlord had proved it spent $64,984 on individual apartment improvements (IAIs) before tenant...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for a determination that its building was exempt from rent stabilization based on a substantial rehabilitation performed to replace at least 75 percent of building systems, as required by...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization based on substantial rehabilitation performed in 2009 within the meaning of RSC Section 2520.11(e). The DRA ruled against...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA found that an overcharge resulted from landlord's rent increase of $16.29 per month to tenant's vacancy lease based on an unproven...
Landlord filed an application with the DHCR in August 2022, seeking a determination that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation. In January 2023, landlord requested that its...
