Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge and lease violation. Tenant pointed out that there was a 2001 DHCR rent reduction order still in effect, which froze the apartment's legal rent. The DRA ruled...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed over $4,900. In response, tenant claimed that at least some rent had been paid, that there was a breach of the warranty...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming tenant owed $12,900. In response, tenant claimed rent overcharge after obtaining an attorney and asked for permission to amend her answer...
Tenants sued landlord for rent overcharge while landlord received J-51 tax benefits for its building. Landlord claimed that it didn't willfully overcharge tenants because it relied on misrepresentations...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) filed a rent overcharge complaint concerning tenants' apartment, based on its audit finding that landlord failed to justify the cost individual apartment improvements (...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and claimed that landlord engaged in a fraudulent scheme to deregulate the apartment. The DHCR sent the case back to...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming that her apartment was rent stabilized, that it had been improperly deregulated, and that she had been overcharged. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case, and tenant asked the...
Tenant complained in January 2017 of rent overcharge and fraudulent deregulation of his apartment. The DRA ruled against tenant in January 2018. The DRA applied the default method to the claim since landlord didn...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2016. The DRA ruled for tenant in June 2018 and ordered landlord to refund $5,200, including interest and triple damages. Landlord appealed, and the DHCR ruled...
Rent-stabilized Yonkers tenant complained of rent overcharge in March 2017. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge since the four-year base rent date. Tenant appealed, and the DHCR reopened the case. The...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant in June 2018, finding a small overcharge of $171 including interest. Tenant appealed in July 2018. In December 2019, the DHCR reopened...
Current and former building tenants sued landlord, claiming rent overcharge and improper deregulation of apartments while landlord received J-51 tax benefits for the building. Tenants asked the court to certify the...
