Tenants in a 421-a building sued landlord, claiming rent overcharge. Tenants argued that landlord engaged in a "preferential rent" ruse by charging initial 421-a program rents at rates lower than the...
Tenant complained in October 2019 of rent overcharge. Tenant moved into the apartment on Nov. 1, 2014, and paid an initial rent of $7,775 under a one-year lease. The building received 421-g tax benefits that...
Tenants complained in 2017 of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of their apartment. The DRA ruled for tenants in part, finding that the unit was rent stabilized because the building received J-51 tax benefits...
Rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord for rent overcharge. The court ruled for tenant and directed landlord in October 2019 to refund overcharges, with triple damages. Landlord appealed and won in part. In calculating...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2017. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $20,625, including triple damages.
Building tenants brought a class action against landlord, seeking a declaration that they were subject to rent stabilization, and a declaration that their legal regulated rents should be calculated according to Rent...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge based on outstanding rent reduction orders. The DRA ruled for tenant and found the overcharge was willful. Although rent restoration orders had been issued in...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2017 based on a DHCR rent reduction order. The DRA ruled for tenant and noted that some overcharge refund or rent credit had been made by landlord. Tenant...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2018. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $11,250, including interest and triple damages. The overcharge finding was based on a DHCR rent...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenants based on nonpayment of rent. Tenants claimed rent overcharge. The court ruled against landlord and in favor of tenants in 2018. The court found that rent overcharges due...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $7,447, including triple damages and interest. The DRA found that the base date rent was lawful, but there...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA found no overcharge but ordered landlord to offer tenant a renewal lease based on the current legal rent of $623 per month. Landlord appealed and lost....
