Seventy-four tenants sued a number of landlords of different buildings for rent overcharge in one lawsuit and sought class action status. The court denied a motion by landlord to dismiss that claim, finding it...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and the DHCR denied landlord's PAR. Landlord then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and the DHCR denied landlord's PAR. Landlord then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant. Landlord then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision was arbitrary and unreasonable. The court...
Rent-stabilized tenants of a building receiving RPTL 421-a tax benefits sued landlord in 2021, claiming that landlord improperly utilized preferential rents as part of their initial 421-a registration. Tenants asked...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $261,960, including interest and triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR after HSTPA took effect, claiming rent overcharge based on a prior rent reduction order. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $98,860, including triple...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge based on a disputed MCI rent increase. The DRA ruled for tenant and found an overcharge of $544, including triple damages.
Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2018 of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding insufficient evidence of fraud and that the apartment had been vacancy deregulated...
Rent-stabilized tenant in Yonkers complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $576, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord had waived the...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA found that an overcharge resulted from landlord's rent increase of $16.29 per month to tenant's vacancy lease based on an unproven...
Building tenants sued landlord, claiming rent overcharge damages. In the class action suit, the court ruled that: (a) tenants were entitled only to damages that occurred prior to the filing of their complaint; (b)...
