Tenants Didn't Complain About Banging Noises Until Order Issued

(Decision submitted by Blaine Z. Schwadel of the Manhattan law firm of Rosenberg & Estis, P.C., attorneys for the landlord) Landlord applied for MCI rent increases based on boiler/burner and waste compactor installations. The DRA granted landlord's application, and tenants appealed. Fifty-four tenants claimed that the new boiler/burner installation was supposed to eliminate banging noises in the building's pipes. But steam traps to solve the noise problem hadn't been installed, and loud noises still woke them up early in the morning. The DHCR dismissed tenants' PARs. The boiler/burner worked properly. Steam traps were a separate installation, which landlord hadn't done; tenants weren't charged for this work. The DHCR noted that tenants didn't complain about the banging noises until after the DRA had approved the rent hikes. If the condition continued, tenants could file a service complaint.

183-11 Hillside Avenue: DHCR Adm. Rev. Dckt. Nos. GA 110468-RT, GA 110469-RT, GB 110377-RT, GB 110473-RT---110493 (5/10/93) [5-page document]