RENT HIKE DENIED

DHCR Upholds Application of HSTPA Modifications to MCI Application Pending on June 14, 2019

September 23, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on plumbing repiping, rewiring, and roof door installation. The application was filed before June 14, 2019, when the HSTPA substantially amended MCI provisions of...

Landlord Didn't Respond to DHCR's Request for Hazardous Violation Clearance Information

July 23, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrading. The DRA ruled against landlord, based on landlord's failure to submit information required for the processing of its application....

No MCI Increase Where Fewer Than 35% of Apartments Were Rent Regulated

July 23, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR in 2018 for MCI rent hikes based on installation of new boilers. The DRA ruled against landlord in October 2019 because, effective June 14, 2019, HSTPA had amended the rent laws to...

Landlord Failed to Seek Useful Life Waiver for Exterior Restoration Work

July 23, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on pointing and waterproofing and exterior restoration work. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that an MCI increase had previously been granted in 2001 for...

Landlord Didn't Submit Additional Requested Information to Support MCI Application

July 22, 2024    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes in 2019 based on replacement of a courtyard and walkways. The DRA ruled against landlord in 2021 based on landlord's failure to submit additional documentation sought by the...

Landlord Didn't Address Pending Violations in Response to DRA Inquiries

June 25, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof, brickwork, and a backflow prevention device. The DRA ruled against landlord based on its failure to address class 1 and 2 ECB...

MCI Increase Denied for Boiler Replacement Using #4 Fuel Oil

June 25, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on an elevator upgrade and boiler installation. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, granting rent increases only for the elevator work. Since the replacement...

Lobby/Vestibule Renovations Don't Qualify for MCI Rent Hikes

June 25, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes. The DRA ruled in part for landlord, granting an increase for building entrance doors but disallowing claimed costs related to new stone flooring and saddle, new lobby...

No MCI Increase for Fuel Tanks Where Landlord Didn't Submit Waiver Request

June 25, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of two fuel oil tanks. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. When landlord filed its application in 2021, fuel tanks weren't...

MCI Increase Denied Where 35% or Fewer of Building Apartments Were Rent Regulated

June 24, 2024    

Landlord applied in November 2018 for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new boiler. The DRA ruled against landlord in November 2019 because fewer than 35 percent of the building's tenants were rent...

No MCI Increase for Electric Range Stoves Since Group Work No Longer Eligible

May 20, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR in 2021 for MCI rent hikes based on installation of electric range stoves in building apartments. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that these items didn't qualify for MCI rent...

Taping, Plastering, and Painting Costs Deducted from MCI Increase

April 25, 2024    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof and asbestos abatement. The DRA ruled for landlord but limited rent increases based on HSTPA amendments to the Rent Stabilization Law. The DRA...