Tenant complained of rent overcharge and claimed that landlord engaged in a fraudulent scheme to deregulate his apartment. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant moved...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge, claiming that the building received J-51 benefits and his apartment was improperly deregulated. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the building's J-51 benefits had...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that landlord owed tenant $7,453 plus interest. Since landlord already had refunded $9,189 to tenant, the DRA found that no further refund was...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $1,980, with interest. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that there was insufficient evidence of...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $89, including interest. Tenant appealed and lost. The DRA had calculated the legal rent based on a vacancy increase,...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge, specifically because landlord increased his air conditioner surcharge from $27.89 to $36.63 in September 2014. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and claimed that her apartment had been improperly deregulated. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that landlord had fraudulently deregulated the...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) audited individual apartment improvements (IAIs) performed in tenant's apartment and found that some of landlord's claimed IAIs were actually repairs. Landlord...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that all rent increases since the base rent date were lawful. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that landlord failed to prove that...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $7,555 with triple damages. Landlord appealed and won. The DRA incorrectly ruled that a preferential rent...
Tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services. The DRA ruled for tenants in 2015 and reduced their rents based on a finding that paint and plaster above the window by the lobby door wasn’t...
