Rent-stabilized apartment tenants sued landlord claiming that landlord sought improper application of MCI rent hikes granted by the DHCR. The court denied tenants' request for a ruling in their favor without...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof, parapet walls, entrance door, and intercom. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant argued that there were...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on concrete resurfacing with related engineering services. The DRA ruled for landlord in part but excluded costs of certain items of work that were deemed ineligible....
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new boiler/burner, asbestos removal, asbestos air monitor, boiler control system, and chimney. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of new windows. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, but excluded the cost of new hallway windows based on a finding that those windows weren't fire rated...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new boiler and burner. The installation involved a conversion of the building's heating system from #6 fuel oil to #2 fuel oil and gas....
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on installation of a new roof. The DRA ruled for landlord and increased tenants' rents. One tenant appealed, claiming that the DRA incorrectly found that his unit had six...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on pointing and related architect fees. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and lost. Tenants claimed that stucco stonework performed at the building,...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of public area floors on a building-wide basis. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant argued that the installation of new...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on installation of new windows. After the DRA ruled for landlord in 2011, tenants appealed and lost. Tenants claimed that the useful life of the prior windows...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of building-wide rewiring. The DRA ruled for landlord, and tenants appealed. Tenants claimed that some of the room counts listed in landlord...
The DHCR's Rent Administrator granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on building-wide gas re-piping. Tenants appealed and lost. Tenants claimed that the cost for the work claimed by landlord...
