Tenants of a 421-a building sued landlord for rent overcharge and sought injunctive relief. They claimed that landlord violated the Rent Stabilization Law and Code in 2014 when initial legal regulated rents were...
A Yonkers rent-stabilized tenant filed a specific rent overcharge complaint with the DHCR in 2018. He argued that his 2015 vacancy lease set forth a legal regulated rent (LRR) of $957 per month and a preferential...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2017. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that the base rent date was June 1, 2011, which was six years prior to the filing of tenant's complaint and finding...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR in 2017 of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding a total overcharge of $5,120 with triple damages. But, since tenant owed landlord $14,975 in back rent, no...
Thirteen tenants sued landlord for rent overcharge and fraudulent deregulation of apartments in their building. In 2021, The court ruled for a number of the tenants, finding rent overcharges subject to the default...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) commenced a rent overcharge complaint against a building's new landlord on behalf of one tenant, after conducting an audit of the building's rents and finances in...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and a lease violation, claiming that his apartment had been improperly deregulated. Landlord argued that the unit was vacancy-deregulated after adding a 1/40th rent...
Tenant asked the DHCR in 2014 for an Administrative Determination of the legal regulated rent for his apartment. In response, landlord acknowledged that tenant was rent stabilized and that it had refunded $6,632 to...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $8,528, including interest. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that the case should have been...
Tenant sued landlord in 2020 for rent overcharge and fraudulent deregulation of her apartment due to landlord's claimed high-rent vacancy deregulation. Tenant also claimed violation of General Business Law (GBL)...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $2,662, including triple damages. Tenant's lease listed a legal rent of $2,124.25 per...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $12,355, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. The DRA correctly applied a...
