RENT REDUCTION DENIED

Discontinued TV Antenna Was Minor Condition

December 21, 2015    

Tenants complained of a reduction in apartment services, including a TV antenna and antenna jack. Landlord claimed that this wasn’t a required service. The DRA ruled for tenants and reduced their rent. Landlord...

DHCR Inspection Showed Elevators Were Working Properly

November 20, 2015    

Tenant complained of a reduction in building-wide services based on elevator service problems. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no reduction in services. Tenant appealed and lost. The DHCR’s one-time...

No Rent Reduction Where Elevators in Service on Inspection Date

October 19, 2015    

Tenant complained of a reduction in building-wide services. She claimed that there was limited or no elevator service at the building. The DRA ruled against tenant after inspection showed that the two building...

Elevator Out of Service Temporarily for Maintenance

September 23, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services. They said that the elevator was out of service from May 19 until Aug. 4, 2014. The DRA ruled against tenants, who appealed and lost....

Apartment Door Wasn't Defective

August 24, 2015    

Tenant complained of a reduction in services. Tenant claimed that her apartment door was defective because there were three missing “bumpers” from the apartment door frame, and there was a gap between the...

Landlord Repaired Sliding Doors at No-Access Inspection

July 22, 2015    

Tenant complained of a reduction in services based on defective and misaligned sliding doors. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed, claiming that it never received notice of tenant’s...

No Proof Floor in Danger of Collapsing

July 20, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a...

DHCR Doesn’t Decide Whether Changes to Fire Escape Reduce Services

June 22, 2015    

Rent-controlled tenant complained of a reduction in...

Rent Reduction Doesn't Apply to Vacancy Lease Tenant

March 20, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced tenant's rent by removing a vacancy increase in connection with a DHCR rent reduction order that was issued prior to the...

Tenant Evicted Before Filing Service Reduction Complaint

February 23, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services after a fire rendered the apartment uninhabitable. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent to $1 per month while the apartment was unoccupied....

Insufficient Proof Landlord Reduced Storage Space

February 23, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenants in a cooperative building complained of a reduction in building-wide services. They claimed that landlord removed areas previously used by tenants. Landlord claimed that it provided storage...

Condition Repaired Before DRA Order Issued

January 26, 2015    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on the floor and wall condition in the apartment bedroom. The DRA ruled against tenant since the condition had been repaired by the time of the DHCR...