Tenant sued landlord in 2022, claiming that unjustified rent increases for her formerly rent-stabilized apartment since at least 1992 resulted in improper vacancy deregulation of the unit by landlord in 2003,...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and the DHCR denied landlord's PAR. Landlord then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and the DHCR denied landlord's PAR. Landlord then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant. Landlord then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision was arbitrary and unreasonable. The court...
Rent-stabilized tenants of a building receiving RPTL 421-a tax benefits sued landlord in 2021, claiming that landlord improperly utilized preferential rents as part of their initial 421-a registration. Tenants asked...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and, using the default formula to set the base-date rent, found a total overcharge of $13,065, including interest and triple damages....
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant in part, and directed landlord to refund a total overcharge with interest and triple damages totalling $4,714. But the DRA...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $261,960, including interest and triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and found that there was a total overcharge of $197,245, including triple damages. The DRA noted that landlord had already...
In 2019, seven current and former building tenants sued landlord, seeking a declaration that they were rent stabilized and individual findings of the legal rents for their apartments. Among other things, the court...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation after moving into the unit in 2016. The DRA ruled for tenant, found that the unit was rent stabilized and ordered landlord to...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR after HSTPA took effect, claiming rent overcharge based on a prior rent reduction order. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $98,860, including triple...
