Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify doorman services at two adjoining addresses. Landlord sought to eliminate one of its two doormen and add a video security system and intercom.
Tenant asked the DHCR for a ruling on whether his apartment was subject to rent stabilization, claiming the pre-war building at one point contained six apartments. Landlord claimed that the building contained fewer...
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to substitute a rent-stabilized building's steam radiator/pipe heating system with electric split HVAC units in each apartment that would be wired to the building's...
Tenant complaied to the DHCR, claiming that she was rent stabilized and that landlord refused to give her a lease. Landlord argued that the building was a four-family brownstone building and therefore not subject to...
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify building-wide services in a rent-stabilized building by replacing a lobby attendant who worked 30 hours per week with 30 security cameras and a monitoring system. The...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization based on substantial rehabilitation in 2021. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Landlord argued that...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for rulings that five buildings had been substantially rehabilitated between 1985 and 1987. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that the buildings were rehabbed under a NYC Urban...
Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation. The DRA ruled against landlord, after landlord failed to submit requested leases, renewal...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant in part, finding a total overcharge of $127.91. No triple damages were imposed. And since tenant owed unpaid rent to landlord...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the apartment had been vacancy-deregulated six years before tenant moved in. Tenant...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and claimed that his apartment had been unlawfully deregulated. The DRA ruled against tenant and dismissed the case. Tenant appealed and lost. In a prior decision, the...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2018. In July 2022, the DRA sent landlord a final notice that triple damages would be imposed on an overcharge of $8,748 based on incorrect rent...
