Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2015 of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of her apartment. Tenant moved in on March 1, 2014, at a monthly $4,000 rent. Landlord claimed that the apartment had been vacancy-...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding an improper increase in 2015. The DRA also froze the collectible rent due to landlord's failure to register the...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2018. The DRA ruled for tenant and froze the $1,600 base date rent at $500 due to an outstanding rent reduction order. The DRA directed landlord to refund $219,...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2017. Landlord claimed that the building wasn't rent stabilized because it contained only five apartments. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $6,835,...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2018. He claimed that his unit had been unlawfully deregulated while the building received J-51 tax benefits. His lease also contained an on-time rent discount...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) completed an audit of an apartment's rent and found that the legal registered rent wasn't fully substantiated. The TPU directed landlord to reset the legal rent,...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained in 2017 of rent overcharge based on an outstanding DHCR rent reduction order based on a reduction in services that had been issued in 2000 without any subsequent rent restoration...
Tenant complained of improper apartment deregulation and rent overcharge. Tenant moved into the apartment in 2012 at an initial rent of $2,100 per month. The building was subject to a J-51 tax benefit from July 1,...
Tenant, who moved into an apartment at a monthly rent of $4,000 in March 2014, complained of rent overcharge in 2015. Landlord claimed that when the prior tenant moved out in December 2013, landlord made individual...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2017. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $3,700, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that there was no...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2018. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund a total of $386, including triple damages. In 2017, landlord had increased tenant's monthly...
Tenant complained in 2017 of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. In response, landlord acknowledged that tenant was rent stabilized, reduced tenant's rent, and issued an overcharge refund...
