RENT HIKE GRANTED

Skylight Work and Asbestos Removal Were Related to Roof Installation

May 20, 2015    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new roof and engineering costs. The DHCR ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. The DRA properly included the cost of pointing, lintels, and a...

Minor Room Count Change Was De Minimis

May 20, 2015    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of new windows, elevator upgrading, and other improvements costing $2,061,000. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, granting an increase based on $1,644,...

MCI Rent Hike Granted for Gas Conversion

May 20, 2015    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on gas conversion. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed, claiming that the room count for his apartment was incorrect. Landlord agreed that tenant's apartment...

Tenant Didn't Report "C" Violation While MCI Application Was Pending

May 20, 2015    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new burner. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that HPD had issued multiple violations for failure to maintain...

No HPD Heat Violations in Connection with New Boiler/Burner

May 19, 2015    

(Decision submitted by David Napitupulu, Esq. of the law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the...

Landlord Gets Rent Hike for New Hallway Flooring and Staircase

April 20, 2015    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of new flooring in public area halls and a new staircase. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. He argued that the claimed cost was...

Removal of Oil Storage Tanks Qualifies as MCI

March 18, 2015    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the removal of two oil storage tanks. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and lost. Tenants didn't object to landlord's MCI application when it was before...

MCI Increase Granted for Fire Alarm System

February 23, 2015    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new roof, waterproofing, fire alarm system, engineering services, and roof inspection. The DRA ruled against landlord, who...

New Vestibule Doors Qualify as MCI

February 23, 2015    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of new vestibule doors. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and won in part. The DRA had denied the MCI increase based...

MCI Increase Granted for Building-Wide Floor Tiles and Carpeting

February 23, 2015    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on building-wide floor tiles and carpet installation. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and won in part. The DRA had denied the MCI increase based on a rent...

MCI Rent Hikes Delayed Until Rent Restoration Order Issued

February 23, 2015    

White Plains landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on elevator modernization and upgrading. The DHCR ruled against landlord based on an outstanding rent reduction order. Landlord filed an Article 78 appeal, and...

MCI Increase Granted for Terrace Doors

February 23, 2015    

The DHCR denied landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of apartment terrace doors. The DHCR found that the work wasn't done in connection with a qualifying MCI and there was a...