Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $1,800, including interest. Among other things, the DRA disallowed an MCI increase for new tenant who wasn...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes for various improvements. The DRA granted rent increases for exterior restoration and a new boiler/burner. But the DRA denied any increases for cornice installation, replacement...
The DRA granted landlord's application for catwalk replacement but disallowed any increase for related costs associated with architectural fees, steel beam replacement, steel stairway replacement, and concrete...
The DRA granted landlord's MCI rent increase application based on the installation of a concrete walkway but denied any increase for work to the sidewalk, gate, fencing, or for architectural fees. Landlord...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a building security system. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, denying a portion of the rent increase related to labor costs and general contractor...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new roof, waste compactor, TV/security system, and entrance doors. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and lost. Among other things, tenants...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of building hallway carpeting. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and lost. Tenants claimed that pre-existing hallway carpeting hadn't...
The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on pointing and masonry work. Tenants appealed, arguing that the DRA shouldn't have granted the application. There were two DOB immediately...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a backflow prevention device. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. This installation qualified as an MCI, and landlord showed that the...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on pointing work. The DHCR ruled against landlord, finding that no pointing was done on the back side of the building. Landlord appealed. The case was sent back to the DHCR,...
The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on elevator modernization. Tenants appealed, claiming that landlord's application was untimely. The DHCR ruled against tenants. The installation...
The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on exterior restoration. Tenants appealed. Among other things, they claimed that the work was defective and incomplete and that there was water...
