Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of building-wide plumbing and repiping. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that the kitchen of one apartment didn't...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent increases based on installation of a boiler/burner. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Rent Stabilization Code (RSC) Section 2522.4(a)(8) precludes an MCI...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a number of improvements. The DRA granted landlord's application based on installation of lobby doors and exterior service doors, but denied any rent...
Landlord, which had purchased six rent-stabilized apartments in a condominium building, asked the DHCR for permission to eliminate fireplace services in these apartments. Landlord claimed that, prior to buying the...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $4,275, including triple damages.
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in February 2019. The DRA found no overcharge and dismissed the complaint. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that the last prior rent before she moved in...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) conducted an audit investigation of an apartment's rent increases in 2017. TPU then determined that the unit's legal registered rent wasn't fully substantiated...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2020 and claimed that his apartment had been improperly deregulated. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Tenant moved into the apartment in 2009 and paid a...
Rent-controlled tenant filed a rent overcharge complaint in 2020. Tenant claimed that landlord charged more than the 2013 Maximum Collectible Rent (MCR) and that landlord turned off the hot water and broke a cabinet...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on pointing and waterproofing of a building facade, as well as installation of hallway/lobby windows. The DRA ruled for landlord, and tenants appealed. Tenants claimed that...
Rent-stabilized tenant filed a Petition for Administrative Review (PAR) to appeal the DRA's order granting landlord's application for MCI rent hikes. The DHCR rejected the PAR for procedural defects and...
Rent-stabilized tenant filed a Petition for Administrative Review (PAR) of the DRA's order granting landlord's MCI rent increase application. The DHCR rejected the PAR for procedural defects and advised...
