Rent Restored When Lobby Service Modification Approved

Tenant complained of a reduction in services based on a reduction in lobby service. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord later applied for rent restoration based on restoration of services. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed, claiming that lobby service wasn't restored. The DHCR ruled against tenant. After the DRA issued the rent reduction order, landlord applied for permission to modify lobby service. The DRA ruled for landlord and reduced tenant's rent by $11 per month. Since the DRA had granted landlord's application to modify lobby services, landlord no longer had to restore the service to the level in effect when the rent reduction order was issued. So the DRA properly granted landlord's application to restore rents.

Mintzer: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. VL430018RT (3/7/08) [2-pg. doc.]