FAIR MARKET RENT APPEALS

Four-Year Time Limit Applies to Fair Market Rent Appeal

November 18, 2014    

Rent-stabilized tenant filed a fair market rent appeal 33 years after moving into his apartment. The DRA dismissed the complaint as untimely. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that he never received an RR-1...

Fair Market Rent Appeal Was Untimely

October 22, 2014    

The first rent-stabilized tenant of an apartment filed a fair market rent appeal more than four years after moving in. The DRA dismissed the complaint as untimely. Tenant appealed and lost. Rent Stabilization Code...

Tenant Who Took Rent Credits Can't Seek Prejudgment Interest

June 12, 2014    

Tenant sued landlord for prejudgment interest on a fair market rent appeal (FMRA) award as well as the outstanding balance of the FMRA award and attorney's fees. The court granted landlord's request to...

Rent Overcharge Complaint Converted to Fair Market Rent Appeal

February 19, 2014    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $65,000, including triple damages. Landlord appealed, and the case was reopened. The DRA then found that...

Court Can Determine Fair Market Rent for Stabilized Apartment

April 10, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed $171,885. Tenant's monthly rent was $7,391. Tenant claimed rent overcharge. The prior tenant was rent controlled,...

First Stabilized Rent Can't Be Preferential Rent

January 14, 2013    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DRA treated tenant's complaint as a fair market rent appeal since tenant was the first rent-stabilized tenant after the apartment was vacancy...

Tenant Claims Fraud in RR-1 Form

October 31, 2011