Two tenants complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against them, finding that the building had only four apartments and therefore wasn't rent stabilized. Tenants appealed and won. Tenants claimed that the...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $16,828, including interest. Landlord and tenant both appealed. Landlord argued that any overcharge was...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2017. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $20,625, including triple damages.
The DHCR's DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof and parapets. But the DRA disallowed additional costs, including engineer's fees, expediting, and...
The DHCR's DRA denied landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a burner. Landlord appealed and lost. Rent Stabilization Code Section 2522.4(a)(13), as amended in 2014 and in effect...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on staircase replacement and installation of a backflow valve. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that the staircase was only...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a burner and backflow preventer. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, but denied costs for a gas main installation. Landlord appealed and lost....
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on kitchen and bathroom modernization. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and lost. At the time the DRA granted landlord's application, MCI...
The DHCR granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on installation of courtyards, walkways, concrete work, and side entry gates. Tenants appealed and lost. Tenants argued that they didn't have...
Landlord applied for MCI rent increases based on installation of hot and cold water repiping as well as elevator upgrading. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Among other things, the DHCR noted...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of courtyards, walkways, concrete work, and side entry gates around its building. The DRA ruled for landlord in part but disallowed any increase...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on water repiping. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, but excluded from the total MCI costs the costs associated with kitchen and bathroom modernization work. While landlord...
