Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge for a garage space only after landlord raised his monthly parking space charge from $112 to $115. Landlord claimed that the parking space wasn't subject to...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2010. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and won in part. The DHCR disallowed some of landlord's claimed individual apartment improvements (IAIs), which had been...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) did an individual apartment improvement (IAI) audit of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment and found that landlord's claimed IAIs didn't support the apartment...
Landlord condominium unit owner sued to evict tenant from the unit. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized because the building received J-51 tax benefits and that he had been overcharged. The court ruled for...
Tenants sued landlords in 2013 for rent overcharge and improper deregulation of their apartments. The court found that tenants were rent stabilized, that there were overcharges based on fraud, and that triple...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $26,955, including triple damages and interest and reflecting a prior refund of $18,177. The overcharge...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $1,430, including interest. Tenant appealed and lost. In response to the overcharge complaint, landlord...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $12,954, including interest. The overcharge finding was based on a 2002 rent reduction order that had...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $23,000, including interest and triple damages. Landlord appealed, claiming that triple damages were...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA found an overcharge of $4,225, including interest. But no refund was due since tenant owed $54,000 in back rent. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge. Tenant had paid a preferential rent since the base date. Tenant appealed and won in part. Tenant correctly...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) conducted an audit of individual apartment improvements (IAIs) claimed by landlord for tenant's apartment. The TPU disallowed all the IAIs based on records submitted by...
