Landlord Didn't Wait Too Long to Seek Payment of MCI Rent Hikes

LVT Number: #23407

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that tenant owed back rent for MCI rent hikes granted to landlord by the DHCR. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant didn't appeal the DHCR's final decision on the MCI rent hikes, so it was binding and tenant couldn't contest the rent hikes in housing court. And considering the long history of litigation between the parties, landlord didn't wait too long to sue tenant for nonpayment of the MCI rent hikes.

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that tenant owed back rent for MCI rent hikes granted to landlord by the DHCR. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant didn't appeal the DHCR's final decision on the MCI rent hikes, so it was binding and tenant couldn't contest the rent hikes in housing court. And considering the long history of litigation between the parties, landlord didn't wait too long to sue tenant for nonpayment of the MCI rent hikes.

Roxborough Apartments Corp. v. Becker: NYLJ, 5/5/11, p. 31, col. 1 (App. T. 1 Dept.; Hunter Jr, JP, Schoenfeld, Torres, JJ)