RENT REDUCTION DENIED

Rent Reduction Proceeding Reopened Due to DHCR's Failure to Serve Co-op Unit Owner

January 8, 2024    

Rent-stabilized tenant of a cooperative apartment complained to the DHCR in 2021 of a reduction in required services. Tenant claimed that landlord failed to maintain the services of an attendant at the rear building...

Freight Elevator Service Was Provided, Contrary to Tenant's Complaint

October 25, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenant of a co-op apartment complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on problems with elevator service. Tenant claimed that there was no longer a designated freight elevator and that...

Tenant Who Complained of Service Reduction Didn't Provide Access to Inspector

October 24, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained in March 2022 of a reduction in services, claiming that there were vermin control issues in her apartment, as well as defects in the kitchen floor, bathroom, living room, and hall/...

Court Revokes DHCR Rent Reduction Order

October 26, 2021    

(Decision submitted by Karen Schwartz-Sidrane, of the Rockville Centre law firm of Sidrane, Schwartz-Sidrane, Perinbasekar & Littman LLP, attorneys for the landlord.)

Tenants complained to the...

Gas Service Restored by Time of DHCR Inspection

September 27, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services, claiming that his stove and oven weren't working properly. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the stove/oven was working properly and cooking...

Peeling Paint and Plaster at Bulkheads Was De Minimis Condition

May 25, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on the condition of the bulkhead walls and ceiling at the building. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rents after inspection...

No Rent Reduction Where Service Restored Before DHCR Inspection

April 27, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR in January 2019 of a reduction in services based on a gas service shut-off. Landlord answered that Con Ed had shut down the gas supply to tenant's apartment because...

Landlord Discontinued Security Guard Service Years Before Complaint

April 27, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services. They claimed that landlord had removed a uniformed security guard and access to the building's backyard. The DRA ruled against tenants...

Tenant Didn't Reschedule After Canceling DHCR Inspection

March 29, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of decreased services in her apartment. The DRA ruled against tenant, based on tenant's failure to provide access for a scheduled DHCR inspection after landlord disputed the...

Fire Damage Repaired by the Time of DHCR Inspection

March 29, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services following a fire at the building. In July 2019, tenant complained that the front room ceiling collapsed, insulation detached, and there was water damage...

Tenant Didn't Prove Service Reduction Based on Construction Noise and Dust

March 29, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on a number of conditions involving extreme construction noise and dust. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. The DHCR's...

Tenant's Elevator Service Complaint to DHCR Properly Dismissed

March 29, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in building-wide services based on defective elevator service. The DRA ruled against tenant on Nov. 22, 2019, after DHCR inspection on Nov. 12, 2019,...