The DHCR's Rent Administrator granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of new boilers and burners. Tenants appealed, claiming that the installation of new boilers/burners,...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on resurfacing exterior walls, along with related fees for a structural engineer, design architect, technical architect, and environmental fees. The DRA ruled for landlord....
Landlord filed an application for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment in 2017. In November 2019, the DRA denied landlord's application based on the June 14, 2019, passage...
Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of six separate apartments in early 2019. While these applications were pending on June 14, 2019, the HSTPA prospectively repealed luxury deregulations of the...
A Mount Vernon tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and awarded him attorney's fees. Landlord appealed and argued that, because tenant was represented by Legal Services of Hudson Valley...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) conducted an audit of an apartment's registered rent-stabilized rent. After finding that landlord hadn't fully substantiated the registered rent, TPU filed a rent...
Tenant complained in 2018 of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that landlord properly added a rent increase for individual apartment improvements (IAIs) to the...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge, claiming that landlord didn't properly account for interest on tenant's $200 security deposit paid in 1978. The DRA ruled that this was a "specific...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2018. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to refund $42,108, including triple damages and interest. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that...
Rent-stabilized tenant filed a lease violation complaint in February 2021. Tenant said that he had received a renewal lease offer dated Oct. 3, 2020, even though his last lease expired on May 31, 2020. Tenant claimed...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord had offered him a renewal lease that incorrectly included his ex-wife's name and an incorrect security deposit increase. Tenant claimed that he had marked up the...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord didn't offer him a timely renewal lease and that his name was misspelled on the renewal lease that was offered late. The DRA ruled against tenant after landlord...
