Landlord Not Required to Pay for Electric Heat

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services because he had been paying for the cost of electric heat in his apartment since he moved into the apartment in 1986. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. The cost of heat wasn’t a required service because landlord didn’t provide it to tenant at any time since tenant moved into the apartment. By tenant’s own admission, landlord never paid for his heat, tenant’s lease and renewal leases all required tenant to pay for heating costs, and landlord didn’t register heat as a service included in tenant’s rent.

Davis: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. DN210010RT (11/6/15) [3-pg. doc.]