Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes, and the DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed, but the DHCR rejected tenant's PAR based on procedural defects. The DHCR instructed tenant that he could re-file properly...
Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenants' rent-stabilized apartment in 2014. After confirming that tenants' annual household income exceeded the $200,000 income threshold for 2012...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in several building-wide services. The DRA ruled for tenant, reduced his rent, and ordered landlord to restore services. The order was based on the DRA's finding...
Tenants complained to the DHCR of a reduction in building-wide services based on a number of conditions. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents solely based on a finding that the elevator leading to the...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment, located in a building receiving J-51 tax benefits. Landlord responded that, once the outcome of the Roberts decision in 2010...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $7,447, including triple damages and interest. The DRA found that the base date rent was lawful, but there...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA found no overcharge but ordered landlord to offer tenant a renewal lease based on the current legal rent of $623 per month. Landlord appealed and lost....
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $32,825, including triple damages and interest. Landlord appealed and lost. The DRA had excluded a $50...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) audited landlord for noncompliance with two DHCR rent reduction orders that froze tenant's rent. Based on landlord's failure to resolve the matter with TPU, TPU...
Tenant in a building receiving J-51 tax benefits complained of rent overcharge in 2017. The DRA ruled for tenant and found that: (a) the apartment had been rent controlled until 2012 when it became vacant; (b)...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant received a rent-stabilized vacancy lease when she moved into the unit in October 1995. But...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge after applying lawful rent increases to the four-year base date rent. While tenant initially paid a preferential rent, his...
