Landlord Needn't Install Operating Buzzer System

LVT Number: 16543

Tenant complained of a reduction in services. He claimed landlord didn't provide a buzzer system. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent. Landlord appealed and won. Landlord provided an intercom system for the three-apartment building. Under the Multiple Dwelling Law, there was no legal requirement to provide a buzzer system in a building containing fewer than eight apartments.

Tenant complained of a reduction in services. He claimed landlord didn't provide a buzzer system. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent. Landlord appealed and won. Landlord provided an intercom system for the three-apartment building. Under the Multiple Dwelling Law, there was no legal requirement to provide a buzzer system in a building containing fewer than eight apartments.

Koumbiadis: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. QH130037RO (3/14/03) [3-pg. doc.]

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