DOB Inspection and Filing Fees Excluded from Approved Cost of MCI

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrading. The DRA ruled for landlord but disallowed $6,500 in costs associated with DOB filings and inspections. Landlord appealed and lost. Under DHCR precedent and policy, costs associated with administrative tasks performed by a contractor are not  MCI-eligible expenses. These excluded costs include the costs of government inspections and filing fees. 

North Carolina Leasing LP: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. YD410017RO (10/15/15) [2-pg. doc.]