Landlord sued to evict an unregulated tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant, in turn, claimed that she was rent stabilized and had been overcharged. Landlord argued that the building contained only five apartments,...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant received a rent-stabilized vacancy lease when she moved into the unit in October 1995. But...
Tenant complained in 2015 of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $11,494, including interest. The DRA disallowed landlord's claimed $45,000...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the apartment was no longer subject to rent stabilization. Tenant appealed and, while tenant's PAR was pending, the...
Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of three rent-stabilized apartments in its building in May 2019. The DRA dismissed the applications in August 2019, noting that the Housing Stability and Tenant...
Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation. Landlord bought the building in 2015 and claimed that the building was in seriously...
Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenants' rent-stabilized apartment in 2010. The DRA didn't issue a deregulation order for landlord until February 2018, based on the DRA's...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the monthly legal rent of $2,895 paid in 2014 by prior tenant exceeded the threshold for...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. The DRA ruled for tenant and ruled that the apartment wasn't deregulated, the four-year base rent date was March 4, 2013, the base...
Tenant filed an application for an Administrative Determination (AD) by the DHCR, to determine his building's rent-regulatory status. The DRA found that the building received Real Property Tax Law 421-a tax...
Landlord filed three separate applications with the DHCR to determine if its three buildings were exempt from rent regulation based on substantial rehabilitation. Landlord bought the buildings in 2014 and claimed...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for a rent stabilization exemption order based on claimed substantial rehabilitation of landlord's building. Landlord bought the building in March 2014, performed renovation work that...
