Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $31,500, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that it didn't own the building at the...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $13,000, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. A pre-base date lease...
Rent-stabilized tenants complained of rent overcharge in connection with building parking charges. The DRA ruled for tenants after landlord failed to answer the complaint and directed landlord to refund $18,000 for a...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant after tenant refused to renew his lease. Tenant claimed rent overcharge. After trial in 2019, the court gave the parties six weeks to submit written post-trial memos....
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant in 2016. Landlord appealed and lost in 2017. Landlord then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision was...
Tenants sued landlord, claiming improper apartment deregulation and rent overcharge. The court ruled for tenants in 2017, determined that they were rent stabilized, ordered landlord to give them a rent-stabilized...
Landlord sued to evict SRO tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and breach of the warranty of habitability. The court ruled for tenant. Landlord's failure to register the apartment barred...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $3,110, including triple damages and interest. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that there...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $9,309, including triple damages and interest. Landlord appealed and lost. Although the legal rent for the...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $29,190, including triple damages and reflecting a deduction based on landlord's prior refund to...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge. The court ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $117,402, including triple damages for willful rent...
Tenant sued landlord for rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The court ruled for tenant, found the apartment was rent stabilized, and awarded tenant triple damages for willful rent overcharge....