Tenant Caused Fire

LVT Number: 18652

Tenant applied for a rent reduction based on reduction in services after a fire damaged tenant's apartment. The DRA ruled against tenant. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant admitted that she had caused the fire in the apartment by dropping a lit candle on a bed. It didn't matter that tenant claimed this was an accident.

Tenant applied for a rent reduction based on reduction in services after a fire damaged tenant's apartment. The DRA ruled against tenant. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant admitted that she had caused the fire in the apartment by dropping a lit candle on a bed. It didn't matter that tenant claimed this was an accident.

Arthurs-Bonfield: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. TI210041RT (12/22/05) [2-pg. doc.]

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