TRIPLE DAMAGES ORDERED

Landlord and Tenant Both Responsible for Overcharge of Subtenant

September 23, 2015    

Subtenant complained of rent overcharge and failure to renew a rent-stabilized lease in his name. Tenant Dennis Dziena Associates had rented the apartment from landlord in 1995. In 2003, tenant sublet the apartment...

Overcharge Caused by Rent Reduction Order Deemed Willful

September 23, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The...

Overcharge Caused by Rent Reduction Order

September 23, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The...

Landlord Must Give Month-to-Month Tenant Rent-Stabilized Lease

August 24, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $10,000, including triple damages. The DRA also ordered landlord to give tenant a proper rent-stabilized...

Proof of Individual Apartment Improvements Insufficient

July 20, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent...

Overcharge Not Refunded During TPU Audit

June 23, 2015    

The DHCR’s Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) started an Individual Apartment Improvements (IAI) audit for an apartment in landlord’s building based on review of annual rent registrations. The TPU required...

Default Method Properly Applied to Set Base Date Rent

June 17, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The...

Triple Damages Applied After Untimely, Partial Refund

May 21, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered...

Triple Damages Applied to Overcharge Resulting from 20-Year-Old Rent Reduction Order

May 21, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of overcharge in 2012 based on an...

Landlord's Agent Charged Improper Broker's Fee

April 22, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. Among other things, she claimed that landlord charged an illegal broker's fee when she rented the apartment. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to...

TPU Investigation of IAI Costs Leads to Rent Overcharge Determination

April 21, 2015    

The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) conducted an audit concerning individual apartment improvements (IAIs) at tenant's apartment. Based on TPU's review of apartment rent registrations, TPU demanded...