UNIT/BUILDING NOT COVERED

DHCR Decision That Apartment Had Been Deregulated Upheld by Appeals Court

July 25, 2024    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of improper deregulation of his apartment and rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled against tenant, finding that the apartment had been vacancy deregulated more than six years before the base...

Apartment in Building Under HPD Regulatory Agreement Was Mistakenly Registered with DHCR

July 22, 2024    

Tenant complained to the DHCR that landlord failed to offer her a renewal lease on the same terms and conditions as the expiring lease. The DRA terminated the proceeding, finding it had no jurisdiction because the...

Former Mitchell-Lama Building, with C of O Issued in 1980, Wasn't Subject to Rent Stabilization

June 24, 2024    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. She claimed that the building had been subject to the Mitchell-Lama program and, upon dissolution, landlord improperly set the fair market rent by 120 percent. The...

Court Finds Newburgh's Adoption of ETPA Null and Void

April 25, 2024    

After the City of Newburgh adopted rent stabilization coverage under the ETPA on Dec. 18, 2023, a group of property owners sued the city and the DHCR, seeking a declaration that Newburgh's adoption of the ETPA...

Apartment Was Properly Deregulated After J-51 Tax Benefits Expired

April 24, 2024    

Tenant who had moved into his apartment in 2016 complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation in 2020. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the apartment was lawfully deregulated...

Former Hospital Employee Living in Hospital's Building Wasn't Entitled to Rent-Stabilized Lease

April 22, 2024    

An apartment occupant complained to the DHCR that landlord refused to give her a rent-stabilized lease. The DRA ruled against occupant, finding that she initially occupied the apartment as an incident to her...

Former Hospital Employee-Occupants Didn't Become Rent Stabilized After Employment Ended

March 25, 2024    

Apartment licensee Joseph complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA terminated the proceeding because the licensee's initial occupancy was contingent upon her employment with Maimonides Medical Center (...

Landlord Proved High-Rent Vacancy Deregulation of Apartment Occurred in 2018

February 21, 2024    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation in April 2019. Landlord claimed that there was no overcharge and that the unit had been vacancy-deregulated when...

Tenant under HPD Regulatory Agreement in HDFC Building Wasn't Subject to Rent Stabilization

December 19, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2022. Tenant moved into the apartment in 2020 and his initial vacancy lease included an HPD Permanently Affordable Inclusionary Housing Program Rider stating that...

HDFC Building with Rents Set by HPD Isn't Subject to Rent Stabilization

December 18, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR that landlord failed to give her a proper renewal lease in the form required under the Rent Stabilization Code and rent guidelines. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to...

Landlord Proves Proper Vacancy Deregulation of Tenant's Apartment in 2013

December 18, 2023    

In 2018, tenants applied to the DHCR for a ruling on their rent regulatory status. They claimed that landlord had improperly removed their apartment from rent stabilization. In response, landlord argued that tenants...

Building Never Had Six or More Units Occupied or Intended for Occupancy

November 25, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant. In response, tenant claimed that she was subject to rent stabilization because the building contained six or more housing accommodations. The court ruled for landlord...