Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to replace gas stoves with electric stoves for rent-regulated tenants in its building. Landlord noted that it paid the gas bill for the building and that tenants paid for their...
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify required services by replacing stoves that used cooking gas service with electric cooking stoves. The DRA ruled for landlord and ordered a permanent rent reduction for...
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to amend annual registrations for one apartment for the years 2018 through 2022. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, allowing amendment of registrations for years 2018 through...
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify building services for rent-regulated tenants by replacing a 24/7 lobby attendant with a 24/7 remotely monitored security system. The DRA ruled for landlord.
Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation. The DRA ruled against landlord because it didn't submit copies of its application for...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to a substantial rehabilitation performed in 2018. The DRA ruled against landlord in July 2023. Noting that DHCR...
Landlord sought a court ruling on the rent-regulatory status of four tenants in a six-apartment building it had purchased in 2012. The court referred the matter to the DHCR for a ruling on the lease validity, legal...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for permission to modify building services by moving tenant mailboxes from an open area to a new secured mailroom. The DRA ruled for landlord on condition that: (1) tenants' rents be...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrading. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that its application hadn't been filed within two years from the completion date of the...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof, pointing, and exterior restoration. The DRA ruled for landlord, and tenants appealed. They claimed that the roof wasn't installed in a...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that landlord's "on-time" lease clause, requiring payment of full rent rather than a preferential rent...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge based on two DHCR rent reduction orders that reduced and froze tenant's rent for certain periods. The DRA acknowledged that there had been a rent reduction...
