A parking garage owner asked the DHCR to approve monthly rent increases for Mitchell-Lama development tenants. The DRA ruled for the garage owner and granted a rate increase. The garage owner then filed an Article 78...
(Decision submitted by David Hershey-Webb, Esq., of the Manhattan law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph, attorneys for the tenants.)
Tenants complained that landlord charged excessive fees for use of the building's community room. The former Mitchell-Lama building had become rent stabilized in 1990. In a prior DHCR proceeding, it was...
Landlord sued to evict nine tenants for nonpayment in consolidated proceedings. In each case, tenants claimed that the amount of rent sought was incorrect. In 1993, the DRA had issued a rent reduction order based on...
Rent-stabilized tenant's roommate complained that tenant had overcharged him. The DRA ruled for the roommate. Tenant appealed and won, in part. Tenant claimed that what she charged roommate included fees for...
Rent-controlled tenant complained that landlord improperly collected a washing machine surcharge from her starting in 2007. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and won in part. Tenant claimed that landlord had...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a rent overcharge based on an air conditioner surcharge collected by landlord. The DRA ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed and lost. Tenant showed that she had installed an air...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled against tenant, who then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision was arbitrary and unreasonable. The court ruled for tenant. The...
Landlord asked the DHCR to increase rent-controlled tenant's MBR and MCR because prior landlord failed to file for increases otherwise entitled to for 26 years. The DRA ruled for landlord and increased the MCR...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding a small overcharge. The DRA directed landlord to refund $725 plus interest for a total of $943. Landlord and tenant both...
Landlord asked the DHCR for permission to modify essential services of rent-controlled tenants in its building. Landlord sought to modernize two existing elevators and to change one of the elevators into a "...
