RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE

Landlord Didn't Prove Sufficient Work Done to Constitute Substantial Rehab

October 24, 2023    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for a determination that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation done after Jan. 1, 1974. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that landlord...

Landlord Proved Apartment Was Vacancy Deregulated in 2015

October 24, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the apartment had been vacancy deregulated in 2013 and therefore wasn't...

Landlord Didn't Prove Horizontal Multiple Dwelling Was Substantially Rehabbed

October 24, 2023    

Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its two adjoining buildings were exempt from rent stabilization based on substantial rehabilitation. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that landlord failed to...

Prior Ruling That Building Was Part of HMD Barred Claim Apartments Were Unregulated

October 24, 2023    

In 2022, a Westchester County landlord filed two Administrative Determination requests with the DHCR concerning two separate apartments in a building at 2 Morningside Avenue. Landlord pointed out that it also owned 1...

Tenant-Employee Didn't Become Rent Stabilized When Hospital Employment Ended

October 24, 2023    

Tenant asked the DHCR for a ruling that she was subject to rent stabilization. Landlord, a hospital, argued that tenant lived in the apartment as an incident of her employment and that, when her employment ended, so...

Prior Court Ruling Established That Tenants Were Subject to Rent Stabilization

September 25, 2023    

Two tenants sued landlord, claiming that their apartments were rent stabilized, seeking rulings on the legal regulated rents for their apartments and issuance of renewal leases. The court ruled for tenants. Prior...

Tenant of Improperly Deregulated Apartment Entitled to Rent-Stabilized Renewal Lease

September 24, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR that he was rent stabilized and that landlord had refused to renew his lease. He claimed that landlord had illegally deregulated the apartment. The DRA ruled for tenant. Landlord...

Tenant Who Moved into Building After Co-op Conversion Wasn't Rent Stabilized

September 22, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Tenant moved into the apartment in 1993 and was given a rent-stabilized lease by the landlord. But the building...

Landlord Can't Seek Rent Regulation Exemption Ruling Before DHCR After Court Ruling

September 22, 2023    

Tenant applied to the DHCR in 2015 for a ruling on her rent regulatory status. She had moved into Apt. 3F in  2013 at a monthly rent of $3,950, and landlord claimed that she was unregulated. The DRA ruled for...

Building Containing Five Dwelling Units Wasn't Subject to Rent Stabilization

September 22, 2023    

A tenant in landlord's building claimed that he was rent stabilized and sought a DHCR ruling concerning his status. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to give tenant a rent-stabilized lease and...

Landlord Didn't Prove Claimed Substantial Rehab Had Been Completed

September 22, 2023    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization based on substantial rehabilitation performed after Jan. 1, 1974. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost....

Landlord Must Produce Documents Showing How Apartment Was Deregulated

August 28, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict tenant. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and improper deregulation of the apartment. The court denied tenant's request for pretrial questioning since no colorable claim of fraud was claimed....