Triple Damages Awarded

November 1, 2003

LVT Number: 16946

Tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant and found that the overcharge was willful. Landlord appealed and lost. The DHCR's decision to impose triple damages was reasonable. Landlord charged tenant a rent increase for apartment improvements he didn't make. It didn't matter that the DRA initially found there was no willful overcharge, and the DHCR reversed this decision 10 years later.

Tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant and found that the overcharge was willful. Landlord appealed and lost. The DHCR's decision to impose triple damages was reasonable. Landlord charged tenant a rent increase for apartment improvements he didn't make. It didn't matter that the DRA initially found there was no willful overcharge, and the DHCR reversed this decision 10 years later.

Samouha v. DHCR: NYLJ, 10/9/03, p. 25, col. 3 (App. Div. 1 Dept.; Buckley, PJ, Nardelli, Mazzarelli, Ellerin, Lerner, JJ)

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