(Decision submitted by Michael Littman of the Rockville Centre law firm of Sidrane, Schwartz-Sidrane, Perinbasekar & Littman, LLP, attorneys for the landlord.)
Landlord sued to evict tenant. Tenant asked the housing court to dismiss the case, claiming that the apartment had been improperly deregulated. The housing court ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed, and the Appellate...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. Tenant moved into the unit in August 2014 at an unregulated rent of $2,500 per month. The apartment had last been registered in 2012 as...
Tenant complained in 2015 of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. He also claimed rent fraud by landlord. Tenant paid an unregulated rent of $4,795 when he moved into the apartment in May 2012. The...
Rent-controlled tenant complained of rent overcharge, claiming improper calculation of the latest Maximum Base Rent (MBR) for his apartment. The DRA issued an order calculating the Maximum Collectible Rent (MCR) for...
Rent-stabilized tenants complained of a reduction in various building-wide services. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents after finding that paint and plaster weren't maintained in the hallway and...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on laundry room service changes. THe DRA ruled against tenant, finding that laundry room service was being maintained and operated by a...
Rent-stabilized tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services because: (a) the lock to the building entrance door was changed unnecessarily; (b) an insufficient number of keys were provided for the...
Rent-stabilized tenants in New Rochelle complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on falling debris from terraces. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents. Landlord later sought rent...
Rent-stabilized tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on the condition of the bulkhead walls and ceiling at the building. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents after inspection...
The DHCR's DRA initiated a proceeding in 2019 after finding that landlord failed to properly register tenant's apartment as rent stabilized in 2018. The DRA notified landlord that NYC DOF records indicated...
Rent-controlled tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2020. She claimed that landlord hadn't removed a 2019 Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) from her rent bill as required by HSTPA effective June 14, 2019. Tenant...
