Rent-stabilized tenant who had lived in her apartment since 1985 complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2017. She claimed that landlord was seeking to increase her rent by more than the permissible 6 percent...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in late 2018. Specifically, tenant claimed that landlord charged improper MCI rent increases between Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018. Landlord had bought the...
Tenant complained to the DHCR in May 2019 of rent overcharge. She claimed that an outstanding rent reduction order had been issued and made effective on Sept. 1, 2025, without a proper reduction in her rent. The DRA...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in February 2019. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $32,726, including interest and triple damages. The overcharge was based on two...
Nassau County tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $5,718, which included triple damages plus interest along with subtraction of a $3,543 refund...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR in December 2018 of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $109,283, including triple damages and interest. The DRA found that the base...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2018. The DRA ruled for tenant. Although there was a four-year lookback period, an outstanding 1989 rent reduction order required the DRA to freeze tenant's $1,...
Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2017 of rent overcharge, claiming that rent charged and collected from Oct. 31, 2014, through June 31, 2017, included illegal fees and surcharges. Tenant also claimed that landlord...
Rent-stabilized tenants complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenants, finding a total overcharge of $826, including triple damages. Since tenants owed landlord over $20,000 in unpaid rent, the DRA did not...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant and found no overcharge. Tenant appealed and won. The DRA had noted that landlord claimed that it did individual...
Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2017 of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $40,051, including triple damages and interest, and after deducting $20,116 in unpaid rent that...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2018. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $21,443, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. The DRA correctly determined that...
