Tenant's Rent Reduced Based on Vermin and Mold

LVT Number: #27295

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on roaches and mice in the kitchen and mold in the bathroom. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed and lost. DHCR inspection found mouse droppings and dead roaches in the kitchen’s base cabinet, as well as visible mold stains on the bathroom ceiling.

 

 

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on roaches and mice in the kitchen and mold in the bathroom. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed and lost. DHCR inspection found mouse droppings and dead roaches in the kitchen’s base cabinet, as well as visible mold stains on the bathroom ceiling.

 

 
Yong Xin LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. EQ210026RO (8/18/16) [2-pg. doc.]

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