RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE

Tenant's Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated in 2014

October 23, 2025    

Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2018 of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, found that: (a) the base rent date was Feb. 28, 2013; (b) the base date rent was $1,538; and...

Tenant Can't Challenge Prior DHCR Ruling That Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated

October 23, 2025    

Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2022 of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant based on a prior DHCR ruling that the unit was exempt from rent regulation. Tenant appealed...

Apartment Was Properly Vacancy-Deregulated in 2006

October 23, 2025    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the unit  was vacancy-deregulated in 2006. Tenant appealed and lost. The DHCR...

Limited Preservation of Aesthetic Common Area Detail Didn't Prevent Exemption for Sub Rehab

October 23, 2025    

Landlord applied to the DHCR in 2022 for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization based on substantial rehabilitation of the building in 1988. The DRA ruled for landlord, who showed that at least...

No Proof New Apartment Was Created by Combining Units

October 23, 2025    

Landlord sued to evict tenant in housing court, where it claimed that the building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation. The court ruled that there was a question needing trial as to...

Courts and DHCR Previously Ruled That Building Was Part of HMD

October 21, 2025    

Landlord applied to the DHCR in 2023 for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent regulation because it contained fewer than six apartments, and that three other separate adjoining buildings each contained...

Building Converted from Church to Multiple Dwelling Was Exempt from Stabilization

October 21, 2025    

(Decision submitted by the Manhattan Law Office of Eileen O'Toole, attorney for the landlord.)

DHCR Reasonably Found No Substantial Rehab of Building with Tenant Buyout Agreements

September 29, 2025    

Landlord applied to the DHCR, seeking a determination that its building was exempt from rent regulation due to substantial rehabilitation. The DHCR ruled against landlord (see...

Landlord's Second Exemption Application Rejected After Initial Denial Wasn't Appealed

September 17, 2025    

In 2020, landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling on whether its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation. The DRA ruled against landlord in 2021, finding that it had not met the...

Questions of Fact Prevent Court from Ruling on Whether Apartment Was Properly Deregulated

August 27, 2025    

Landlord sued to evict an unregulated tenant for nonpayment of rent and asked the court for a ruling without trial, claiming that there were no questions of fact even though tenant had claimed there was a rent...

Store Tenant's Use of Basement as Residence Created Sixth Rent-Stabilized Apartment

August 27, 2025    

Landlord sued to evict five building tenants in separate holdover proceedings. Landlord claimed that the building wasn't subject to rent stabilization because, while built before 1974, it contained only five...

Unit's 2011 Fair Market Rent Was Never Challenged and Exceeded Deregulation Threshold

August 27, 2025    

Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2024, claiming rent overcharge and fraudulent apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. The base rent date for tenant's complaint was June 17,...