Landlord applied to the DHCR for determination of tenant's legal and preferential rents for the period between Feb. 1, 2014, and Jan. 31, 2015. The DRA found that the legal rent was $1,344 and the preferential...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the base date was Aug. 8, 2011, which was six years before tenant filed the complaint. After the base date, tenant paid...
Rent-stabilized SRO tenant complained of rent overcharge. Landlord claimed that the unit was vacant between 2007 and 2012 when tenant moved in. So landlord argued it was entitled to charge a "first rent" of...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge for a garage space only after landlord raised his monthly parking space charge from $112 to $115. Landlord claimed that the parking space wasn't subject to...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge based on a DHCR service reduction order that was in effect between April 2015 and December 2015 when the DRA approved landlord's rent restoration application....
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $18,164, including triple damages, after landlord already had refunded $12,408. Landlord appealed, objecting to the DRA...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA denied the overcharge claim but ruled that the apartment couldn't be deregulated, despite landlord's claim. Landlord appealed...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $7,640, including triple damages. The DRA also set the base date rent as $1,400 per month based on the pre...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge. Tenant appealed and won in part. The DRA incorrectly determined that the base date for tenant's complaint...
The DHCR's DRA initiated a proceeding after finding that landlord failed to register its building with the DHCR as rent stabilized for 2018. This was based on NYC Dept. of Finance (DOF) records indicating that...
The DHCR's DRA initiated a proceeding after finding that landlord failed to register its building with the DHCR as rent stabilized for 2018. The DRA's ruling was based on NYC Dept. of Finance (DOF) records,...
Rent-controlled tenant's son claimed that he had succession rights to tenant's apartment and asked the DHCR for a ruling on this question. The DRA ruled against the son, who appealed and lost. The DRA found...
