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...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for permission to terminate four rent-stabilized tenancies in its building and proceed for eviction, based on demolition. After a gas explosion in 2015, DOB had ordered evacuation of the...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on pointing, related work, and engineering services. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and won, in part. Among other things, tenants claimed that the MCI work was...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrading and installation of elevator shaft steel, elevator bulkhead/roof/interior, elevator wiring, and a TV/security system. Tenants appealed and lost.
(Decision submitted by Mary D. Milone, Esq. of the Manhattan law firm of Borah Goldstein Altschuler Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on gas re-piping. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and won, in part. Among other things, tenants pointed out that landlord had provided hot plates to tenants...
