DHCR Previously Ruled Apartment Was Deregulated

Tenant asked the DHCR for a ruling that he was rent stabilized. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that landlord made only minimal improvements to the apartment before deregulation that didn't support the rent increase, resulting in a rent of more than $2,000 per month. But in 2002, during a prior tenancy, the DHCR had ruled that the apartment was deregulated. And tenant had already filed rent overcharge and lease violation complaints, which the DHCR had denied in 2009, finding that tenant's apartment was exempt from rent stabilization.

Tripodo: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. XL220055RT (8/20/10) [2-pg. doc.]