NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL

DHCR's Explanatory Addenda Affirmed HSTPA's Elimination of Deregulation of Apartment

November 23, 2020    

Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment in 2019. Landlord pointed out that tenant admitted in response to the Income Certification Form (ICF) issued that year...

DHCR's Explanatory Addenda Called for Continuation of Tenant's Rent-Stabilized Status

November 23, 2020    

Landlord applied in 2016 for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment after tenant failed to respond to the Income Certification Form (ICF) sent earlier that year. The DRA ruled...

Court Excuses Tenant's Failure to Answer LD Application Notice

November 23, 2020    

Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of rent-stabilized tenant's apartment in 2009. Landlord claimed that tenant never responded to the Income Certification Form (ICF) that landlord had sent to...

Landlord Must Renew 421-a Tenant's Lease Based on Rent Paid

November 23, 2020    

Tenant complained to the DHCR that landlord refused to offer him a renewal lease and disputed landlord's claim that the apartment's legal rent was $3,300 per month. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered...

HPD, Not DHCR, Must Rule on HDFC Tenant's Rent and Lease Issues

November 23, 2020    

Tenant complained to the DHCR that landlord failed to offer him a renewal lease on the same terms and conditions as his expiring lease, and had taken away a utility credit that was part of tenant's original lease...

Rent-Stabilized Tenants' Daughter Gets Apartment

November 23, 2020    

The daughter of an apartment's rent-stabilized tenants, who were husband and wife, complained to the DHCR that landlord refused to offer her a renewal lease after tenants moved out in November 2019 when their...

Landlord Can't Prove Building Was Substantially Rehabbed

November 23, 2020    

Landlord applied to the DHCR in November 2018 for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization based on substantial rehabilitation. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost.

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Landlord Must Give Tenant Renewal Lease

November 23, 2020    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord failed to renew his lease. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to give him a renewal lease after landlord filed no answer to tenant's complaint. Landlord...

Project-Based Section 8 Building Not Subject to Rent Stabilization Law

November 23, 2020    

In separate proceedings, tenant complained to the DHCR that landlord refused to renew her lease and that her initial rent exceeded a fair market rent. The DRA ruled against tenant and terminated both proceedings. The...

Effective Date of MCI Increase Was Properly Delayed

November 23, 2020    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent increases based on rewiring, new front and back doors, a TV/security system, and key fob/card access control. The DRA ruled for landlord, who appealed the effective date of...

MCI Application for Backflow Prevention Device Was Untimely

November 22, 2020    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a backflow preventer and water boosting system. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Installation of a backflow prevention device...

Only HSTPA Provisions on MCI Collectability Apply to Tenant PAR of MCI Rent Hike

November 22, 2020    

The DHCR's DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on plumbing repiping and gas repiping. Tenants appealed and lost. Tenants claimed that landlord's application contained false...