Tenants complained of rent overcharge. They claimed that landlord had fraudulently deregulated their apartment. The DRA ruled for tenants and, using its default procedure, reduced tenants’ rent to $1,100, the...
Landlord sued to evict improperly deregulated tenant of a building receiving J-51 benefits. Tenant claimed that she was rent stabilized and that there was a rent overcharge. The court and appeals court ruled that...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge after landlord charged tenant for the extermination of bed bugs in tenant’s apartment. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund any fees...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant, claiming that the apartment was deregulated. Landlord said that the maximum legal rent had reached over $2,000 in 2006 when the apartment became vacant. Tenant claimed...
The DHCR’s Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) commenced an audit against landlord, stating that claimed individual apartment improvements (IAIs) didn’t support the 2011 registered rent. The TPU instructed...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and found a total overcharge of $27,000, including interest. The DRA acknowledged a prior refund of $8,000 and ordered landlord to refund...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge, claiming that landlord improperly collected a washing machine surcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and found that landlord had waived the surcharge. Landlord...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $419, including interest. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that tenant's legal regulated...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on defective floor tiles. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent. Landlord later sought rent restoration based on the restoration of services...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant because the base date rent in June 2004 was $3,200 and tenant therefore was exempt from rent stabilization based on high-rent deregulation. Tenant...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $13,000, including triple damages. Landlord had improperly collected a vacancy increase from tenant in...
