NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL

Landlord Replaced Less Than 75 Percent of Building Systems

June 24, 2020    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation performed in 2017-2018. Landlord responded to several requests from the DRA for...

No Substantial Rehab Where DOB Revoked Work Permit

June 24, 2020    

Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation performed in 2003 while the building was at least 80 percent vacant  after a 1999 fire...

Landlord Didn't Prove Building Was Substantially Rehabbed

June 24, 2020    

Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost.

Landlord claimed that: (a)...

Landlord Must Pay Relocation Stipend to Tenant Who Vacated Illegal Apartment

June 24, 2020    

Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to refuse renewal of tenant's rent-stabilized lease because landlord wished to withdraw the housing accommodation from the rental market. DOB had issued substantial...

MCI Costs Can Include Labor Costs for Landlord's Contracting Company

June 24, 2020    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof, front stoop/concrete yard improvements, new siding and trim, and a new front door and transom. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, but...

Engineer Fees Included in MCI Increase for A/C System Installation

June 23, 2020    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on new central air conditioning equipment. The DRA ruled for landlord in part but disallowed costs associated with a consulting engineer.

Landlord appealed and lost....

Deregulation Order Nullified by Explanatory Addenda

June 23, 2020    

Landlord filed a high-rent/high-income deregulation application with the DHCR for tenant's rent-stabilized apartment in 2015. The DRA ruled for landlord in June 2018, finding that tenant's rent was $2,500 or...

Tenant Didn't Sign Building Service Complaint

March 23, 2020    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge based on a 2018 DHCR building-wide rent reduction order, which froze collectible rents at the building effective Dec. 1, 2017. The DRA ruled for tenant and...

Legal Rent After Temporary Exemption Based on Regs at Time Tenant Moved In

March 23, 2020    

Former tenant complained of rent overcharge for the period between June 15, 2012, and Oct. 31, 2013. The DRA ruled for tenant, based on a DHCR rent reduction order that was in effect during tenant's occupancy....

Tenant Is Rent Stabilized Absent Proof That Building Is HMD

March 23, 2020    

Tenant complained that new landlord failed to give her a rent-stabilized renewal lease and, instead, sent her a 30-day termination notice. Tenant claimed that her apartment was in a building that was part of a...

Landlord Must Give Tenant Rent-Stabilized Lease Absent Substantial Rehab Ruling

March 23, 2020    

Tenant complained that landlord failed to offer a proper rent-stabilized renewal lease. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to offer a renewal lease, while acknowledging that landlord had a pending court...

Landlord Needn't Add Parking Space Provision to Tenant's Renewal Lease

March 23, 2020    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained that landlord sent an improper renewal lease offer. The DRA ruled for tenant in part, finding that: (a) landlord had to amend the renewal lease offer to include the specific term of...