Current and former building tenants sued landlord, claiming improper deregulation and rent overcharge. The building had received J-51 tax benefits since 1986. Landlord had received an opinion letter from the DHCR in...
Tenants in a 421-a building sued landlord in 2020, claiming that prior landlord unlawfully registered inflated initial rents for their rent-stabilized apartments. Tenants claimed that this was a fraudulent scheme to...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR about rent overcharge in 2020. She claimed that her rent had been frozen pursuant to a previously issued DHCR rent reduction order. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming improper apartment deregulation and rent overcharge. The trial court ruled for tenant and directed landlord to refund $169,000 including triple damages.
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant, finding that the on-time discounted rent charged to tenant, rather than the higher rent listed on tenant's lease, was...
Rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord for rent overcharge, claiming fraud by landlord. The court ruled for tenant. The last rent charged to prior tenant was $1,044.52 per month and landlord then charged tenant $1,500...
Tenants sued landlord in a class action, claiming rent overcharges resulting from an alleged scheme to charge market-rate rents for apartments while collecting J-51 tax benefits. Landlord denied tenants' claims...
Tenants lived in a building that was subject to HUD oversight until April 12, 2011, when the building became subject to the Rent Stabilization Law. Under landlord’s Use Agreement with HUD, tenants who had been...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant, finding that an on-time discounted rent provided for in tenant's lease wasn't a preferential rent but instead amounted to an...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge, and the DHCR ruled for tenant. Landlord then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision was arbitrary and unreasonable....
Tenant complained to the DHCR in October 2019 of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. Landlord claimed that the apartment was vacancy deregulated in 2014, before tenant moved into the unit in 2017....
Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2016 of rent overcharge. He claimed that he moved into the apartment in 1984, was rent stabilized until 2003 when he became the building superintendent, then paid no rent and had no...
