NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL

HSTPA Doesn't Apply to Overcharge Complaint Filed in Early 2019

December 19, 2023    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in March 2019. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed for the first time in her PAR that the...

Rent Overcharge Resulting from 1995 Rent Reduction Order Included Triple Damages

December 19, 2023    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in late 2018. Specifically, tenant claimed that landlord charged improper MCI rent increases between Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018. Landlord had bought the...

Apartment in Building that Had Received J-51 Tax Benefits Was Properly Vacancy-Deregulated

December 18, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2020 of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of her apartment. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the apartment had been lawfully vacancy-deregulated in 2014 when the...

DHCR Won't Consider IAI Documentation Submitted for the First Time with Landlord's PAR

December 18, 2023    

The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) brought an audit proceeding for individual apartment improvements (IAIs) made to an apartment in landlord's building based on review of rent registrations for the unit...

HDFC Building with Rents Set by HPD Isn't Subject to Rent Stabilization

December 18, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR that landlord failed to give her a proper renewal lease in the form required under the Rent Stabilization Code and rent guidelines. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to...

Daughter Gets Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Apartment

December 18, 2023    

Apartment occupant claimed succession rights to a rent-stabilized apartment after tenant died in August 2019. The tenant was occupant's mother. The DRA ruled for occupant. Landlord filed a request for...

Family Member in HUD Section 8 Building Had Succession Rights to Tenant's Apartment

December 18, 2023    

Apartment occupant complained to the DHCR that landlord refused to give him a renewal lease and that he had succession rights to tenant's apartment. The DRA ruled against occupant, finding he had failed to...

Landlord Can Replace Audio Intercom System with Video Intercom System

December 18, 2023    

Landlord applied to the DHCR in 2021 for permission to modify building-wide services by replacing the old audio-only intercom system with a new one-way audio-video intercom system. Some tenants objected to the...

Kingston Tenant's Allegedly Low Rent Didn't Result from Unique or Peculiar Circumstances

December 18, 2023    

Landlord of a rent-stabilized building in Kingston applied to the DHCR, seeking an increase in tenant's rent based on unique and peculiar circumstances. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. The...

Landlord Proves Proper Vacancy Deregulation of Tenant's Apartment in 2013

December 18, 2023    

In 2018, tenants applied to the DHCR for a ruling on their rent regulatory status. They claimed that landlord had improperly removed their apartment from rent stabilization. In response, landlord argued that tenants...

Replacing Doormen and Elevator Operator with Technology Was Inadequate Substitution

December 18, 2023    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for permission to modify building services for 55 rent-regulated apartments by removing the doormen and elevator operator, and substituting electronic sliding doors, a 24-hour concierge,...

Landlord Must File DHCR Form RS-3 for Sub Rehab Exemption Ruling

December 18, 2023    

Tenant applied to the DHCR for a ruling on the regulatory status of her apartment by filing a letter on Nov. 5, 2020. Tenant claimed that there was a pending eviction proceeding against her where landlord claimed...