Windows Defectively Installed

LVT Number: 15003

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of new windows. The DRA ruled for landlord, and tenants appealed. They claimed that a substantial portion of the windows was defectively installed. The DHCR ruled for tenants and revoked the MCI rent increases. Landlord appealed, claiming that the DHCR's decision was arbitrary and unreasonable. The court ruled against landlord. The DHCR's decision was reasonable based on the information presented.

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of new windows. The DRA ruled for landlord, and tenants appealed. They claimed that a substantial portion of the windows was defectively installed. The DHCR ruled for tenants and revoked the MCI rent increases. Landlord appealed, claiming that the DHCR's decision was arbitrary and unreasonable. The court ruled against landlord. The DHCR's decision was reasonable based on the information presented.

Pickman Realty Corp. v. DHCR: NYLJ, 5/16/01, p. 20, col. 6 (Sup. Ct. Queens; Polizzi, J)