Sliding Glass Doors Qualify If Installed with Windows

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of replacement windows building-wide. Landlord also replaced sliding glass doors in 12 of the 114 apartments. The DRA granted the rent increases for the windows, but ruled that the glass doors didn't qualify as MCIs. Landlord appealed, and the DHCR ruled for landlord. Replacement of the sliding glass doors, done in conjunction with the windows on a building-wide basis, qualified as an MCI. The DHCR noted that the new doors provided improved insulation to the building and protected the foundation from water seepage. The cost of the doors was divided only among the 12 tenants who got them.

Kibel: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. GL 430087-RO (5/3/93) [3-page document]