Tenant Consented to Increase for New Windows

LVT Number: 14167

Rent-controlled tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant. Tenant appealed, claiming that landlord wasn't entitled to collect a rent increase for new windows. The DHCR ruled against tenant. Landlord showed that tenant consented to a rent increase for new windows in 1987. Landlord was entitled to collect $4.00 for each of the six windows installed, for a total rent increase of $24 per month.

Rent-controlled tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant. Tenant appealed, claiming that landlord wasn't entitled to collect a rent increase for new windows. The DHCR ruled against tenant. Landlord showed that tenant consented to a rent increase for new windows in 1987. Landlord was entitled to collect $4.00 for each of the six windows installed, for a total rent increase of $24 per month.

Palino: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. No. NK120022RT (4/27/00) [5-pg. doc.]

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