Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed he was rent stabilized because his building and the two buildings next door together formed a horizontal multiple dwelling (HMD). The court agreed that...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for violation a substantial obligation of her tenancy through illegal subletting. Landlord claimed that the apartment was supportive housing that wasn't subject to rent stabilization...
Tenant complained that new landlord failed to give her a rent-stabilized renewal lease and, instead, sent her a 30-day termination notice. Tenant claimed that her apartment was in a building that was part of a...
Tenant complained that landlord failed to offer a proper rent-stabilized renewal lease. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to offer a renewal lease, while acknowledging that landlord had a pending court...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the apartment had been deregulated and was no longer subject to rent stabilization. Tenant appealed, and the...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the unit was exempt from rent stabilization due to high-rent deregulation.
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and claimed that landlord fraudulently deregulated his apartment. The DRA ruled against tenant and found that the apartment had been properly deregulated before tenant moved in....
Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment in 2018. The DRA ruled for landlord based on tenant's failure to answer the notice of the application and to...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the apartment had been vacancy deregulated in a legal manner. Tenant appealed and lost. The...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and claimed that his apartment had been improperly deregulated. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. When tenant moved in on April 15, 2016, he paid...
Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that tenant's apartment was exempt from rent stabilization due to high-rent vacancy. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized. The court ruled against tenant, who...
Tenant asked the DHCR to rule on whether he was rent stabilized. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that the apartment was rent stabilized and that the legal rent was $400 per month. Landlord appealed and lost. The...
