Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant, finding that the on-time discounted rent charged to tenant, rather than the higher rent listed on tenant's lease, was...
Rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord for rent overcharge, claiming fraud by landlord. The court ruled for tenant. The last rent charged to prior tenant was $1,044.52 per month and landlord then charged tenant $1,500...
Tenants sued landlord in a class action, claiming rent overcharges resulting from an alleged scheme to charge market-rate rents for apartments while collecting J-51 tax benefits. Landlord denied tenants' claims...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant, finding that an on-time discounted rent provided for in tenant's lease wasn't a preferential rent but instead amounted to an...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge, and the DHCR ruled for tenant. Landlord then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision was arbitrary and unreasonable....
Rent-controlled tenant complained to the DHCR in 2022 of rent overcharge. She claimed that there were improper Maximum Base Rent (MBR) calculations in the apartment's rent history since 1960. Landlord claimed...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2023. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $8,144, including triple damages and interest. Because landlord failed to submit a lease and/or...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Tenant then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision was arbitrary and...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR in 2018 of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to refund $15,873, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. The DRA had properly...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR on June 25, 2019, of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered a refund of $50,869, including triple damages, for overcharges occurring between 2015 and 2023...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $1,170, including triple damages. Tenant appealed and won. Tenant argued that the actual overcharge was...
In 2017, the DHCR's Rent Administrator opened a rent overcharge proceeding upon referral from the agency's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU). In June 2021, the DRA requested from landlord complete rent history...
