Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrading. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, granting the increase for the upgrade but denying any increase for costs claimed in connection with cleaning and...
In September 2018, the DHCR's Rent Administrator issued an order modifying a prior MCI rent increase order, by modifying the rent increase for parapets temporarily due to a J-51 tax abatement offset for the work...
Landlord applied in 2016 for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment, claiming that the legal regulated rent (LRR) was $2,700 per month and requesting verification of whether...
(Decision submitted by Mary D. Milone, Esq. of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)
(Decision submitted by Dawn R. Myers, Esq. of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)
Tenants complained to the DHCR of a reduction in building-wide services. They said that landlord began charging fees for storage lockers when storage was previously provided free of charge as a required service for...
Tenant complained that landlord failed to renew her lease, along with improper apartment deregulation and rent overcharge. Landlord claimed that the unit had been vacancy deregulated.
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge, claiming that landlord engaged in a fraudulent illusory tenancy scheme. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no rent overcharge. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $8,528, including interest. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that the case should have been...
A subtenant complained to the DHCR that he was overcharged by a rent-stabilized tenant. The DRA ruled for the subtenant and ordered tenant to refund $8,035. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant asked the DHCR to modify...
Rent-controlled successor tenant complained of rent overcharge. The monthly rent had been $39.10 per month. Tenant claimed that, after her father, the prior tenant, died, landlord raised the monthly rent to $443.23....
