Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2017. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $4,950, including triple damages for willful overcharge.
Tenant sued landlord in 2011, claiming fraudulent improper deregulation of her apartment and rent overcharge. Landlord claimed that the unit had been properly vacancy deregulated. The trial court ruled for tenant,...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that he was rent stabilized and had been overcharged. Landlord was ordered to refund the overcharge...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $16,065, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that the overcharge wasn...
In May 2015, the DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) commenced an audit of an apartment rent in landlord's building and, as a result, directed landlord to adjust the legal regulated rent. When landlord didn...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $7,640, including triple damages. The DRA also set the base date rent as $1,400 per month based on the pre...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant after sending a 30-day termination notice. The court ruled for landlord after holding an inquest when tenant failed to appear in court. Tenant was evicted in October 2018 but...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2016. The DRA ruled for tenant in October 2019, applying a six-year lookback period based on HSTPA changes to rent overcharge law. The DRA ordered landlord to...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $12,954, including triple damages. Tenant appealed to the DHCR and lost, then filed an Article 78 court...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge. The court ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed and lost. The trial court properly found that landlord sought rent...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant, applied a six-year lookback period, and ordered landlord to refund $16,000, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost....
Tenant sued landlord, claiming rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. The court ruled for tenant, declaring that he was entitled to a rent-stabilized lease and an overcharge refund to be...
