Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and disallowed some individual apartment improvement (IAI) increases collected by landlord. Landlord appealed and lost. The DRA correctly...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that landlord waived its right to a retroactive rent increase for Rent Guidelines Board Orders (RGBO) 40 and 41. Rent increases...
New landlord asked the DHCR for permission to increase rents of five rent-controlled apartments in a building based on unique and peculiar circumstances. Landlord pointed out that: (a) a 1983 CAB expulsion order had...
Landlord applied for 2018-19 maximum base rent (MBR) increases. After processing landlord's application, the DRA mailed MBR fee payment notices to landlord, but landlord didn't respond. So, the DRA issued an...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and found that prior landlord had waived a vacancy rent increase in 2008 when a prior tenant moved out. Landlord appealed and lost....
Rent-controlled tenant challenged landlord's report and certification of a fuel-cost adjustment (FCA). She claimed that there were a lot of errors in landlord's report. The DRA ruled against tenant, who...
Tenant complained of landlord's failure to offer a proper rent-stabilized renewal lease. The DRA ruled for tenant and found that a $195 rent overcharge resulted from the improper renewal lease given to tenant....
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and found a total rent overcharge of $22. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant disputed a number of individual apartment improvements (IAIs)...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge. Tenant appealed and lost. The DRA had approved a rent increase for individual apartment improvements (IAIs)...
Landlord applied for a maximum base rent (MBR) increase for a rent-controlled tenant in 2017 and filed a violation certification (VC) to establish the 2018-2019 MBR. Landlord certified that it would clear all rent-...
Rent-controlled tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that it submitted MBTs for 2014 and 2015 on Jan. 20, 2015, and that it sent RN-26s notices...
Landlord appealed the DHCR’s decision that a rent increase resulting from landlord’s first-time painting of tenant’s rent-controlled apartment should be based on the highest estimate submitted by...
