Burner Conversion Not Done in Connection with Oil Tank Installation

LVT Number: #27704

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of an oil tank. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, but disallowed costs for the conversion of the burner to oil and gas. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that the burner conversion qualified for MCI rent hikes because the conversion was completed in connection with the oil tank replacement. But the conversion was completed one year and three months prior to the oil tank installation and therefore wasn't part of a comprehensive plan with the oil tank. 

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of an oil tank. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, but disallowed costs for the conversion of the burner to oil and gas. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that the burner conversion qualified for MCI rent hikes because the conversion was completed in connection with the oil tank replacement. But the conversion was completed one year and three months prior to the oil tank installation and therefore wasn't part of a comprehensive plan with the oil tank. 

Zelda Realty Corp.: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. BQ410040RO (3/8/17) [2-pg. doc.]

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