Subsequent Fire Doesn't Affect Increase for Elevator Modernization

LVT Number: 10115

Landlord applied for MCI rent increases based on elevator modernization. The DRA ruled for landlord, and tenants appealed. They claimed that the elevators were damaged by fire and didn't work. The DHCR ruled against tenants. The fire damage to the elevators occurred after the installation, so it didn't warrant revocation of the rent increase. There was no showing that the installation itself was performed in an unworkmanlike manner.

Landlord applied for MCI rent increases based on elevator modernization. The DRA ruled for landlord, and tenants appealed. They claimed that the elevators were damaged by fire and didn't work. The DHCR ruled against tenants. The fire damage to the elevators occurred after the installation, so it didn't warrant revocation of the rent increase. There was no showing that the installation itself was performed in an unworkmanlike manner.

Hawthorn Gardens Tenants Association: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. Nos. DE510560RT, DG430419RT (7/17/95) [5-page document]

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