Landlord Must Post Access Information for Building's Handicap Lift

Tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents. One of the conditions found was lack of access to the building's handicap lift. The DRA later granted landlord's application to restore rents. Tenants appealed and won. Tenants argued that the portion of the rent restoration order finding that the handicap lift was maintained should be modified. The fact that the lift was functional when the inspector requested the key from the building super and tried it out didn't make the lift accessible. In the original rent reduction order, the DRA directed landlord to post a notice regarding the lift accessibility, but no notice had been posted. Giving residents a key to the elevator lift didn't resolve the issue of accessibility because it didn't give guests or emergency responders access to the handicap lift. Since there still was no information posted on how to get access to the handicap lift, that item hadn't been restored and still wasn't maintained. 

706 Riverside Drive Tenants' Association: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. GS430018RT (5/28/19) [3-pg. doc.]