Urine Smell from Vent Penetrated Tenant's Apartment

LVT Number: #23841

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on foul odors in the apartment's kitchen. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed and lost. The DHCR's inspector found that there was urine smell in the apartment, which came from the vent in the apartment hallway. The inspector also found mice droppings in the kitchen.

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on foul odors in the apartment's kitchen. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed and lost. The DHCR's inspector found that there was urine smell in the apartment, which came from the vent in the apartment hallway. The inspector also found mice droppings in the kitchen.

Lido: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. ZB110008RO (11/18/11) [2-pg. doc.]

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