LANDLORD WINS

Four-Year Rule Applied Where Apartment Deregulated on Base Rent Date

June 17, 2015    

Tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2013, two years...

No Overcharge Where Tenant Paid Preferential Rent

May 22, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding...

Deemed Renewal Leases Didn't Show Landlord Fraud

May 22, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for...

No Triple Damages After Overcharge Fully Refunded with Interest

May 22, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for...

No Landlord Fraud Where Multiple Vacancy Increases Permitted

May 22, 2015    

Tenant complained of rent overcharge. Her apartment was rented as...

Former Mitchell-Lama A/C Surcharge Added to Legal Regulated Rent

May 21, 2015    

Tenant complained of rent overcharge. She claimed that landlord...

Washing Machine Surcharge in Effect on Base Rent Date

May 21, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenants in the same building each filed a specific rent...

No Rent Overcharge Where Missing Registration Filed

May 21, 2015    

Successor tenant complained of rent overcharge. He pointed out that landlord hadn’t...

No Proof of Fraudulent Deregulation

May 13, 2015    

(Decision submitted by Erez Glambosky and Jeremy Honig of the Manhattan law firm of Rivki Radler LLP, attorneys for the landlord.)

Landlord Can Discontinue Preferential Rent

April 23, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that in 1999 landlord charged monthly rent of $147 and didn't tell her this was a...

Outstanding Rent Reduction Order Isn't Proof of Fraud by Landlord

April 20, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $15,700 plus interest. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that the DRA failed to reduce his rent to...

Outstanding Rent Reduction Order Isn't Proof of Landlord Fraud

April 20, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that his initial lease was illegal because it was for a term of two...