DECREASE IN APARTMENT SERVICES

Tenant's Rent Reduced After Landlord Replaced Door to Roof with Window

October 27, 2023    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of a reduction in services because landlord removed the rear apartment door leading to the garage roof area and replaced it with a window. The DRA ruled for tenant and...

Rent Reduction Based in Part on Missing Carbon Monoxide Detector in Tenant's Apartment

July 26, 2023    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR that required services had been reduced. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent, based on findings that landlord hadn't maintained required services.

Landlord's Installation of Gas Piping in Tenant's Apartment Reduced Required Services

April 26, 2023    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR that installation of gas piping in her living room reduced required services because the installation was done in an unworkmanlike manner and reduced her total apartment...

Appeals Court Upholds DHCR Rent Reduction Based on Reduction in Living Space

March 23, 2023    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR that installation of gas piping in her living room reduced required services because the installation was done in an unworkmanlike manner and reduced her total apartment...

Landlord Converted Gas Stoves to Electric Without Prior DHCR Approval

March 21, 2023    

Five rent-stabilized tenants filed separate individual service reduction complaints with the DHCR based on replacement of their cooking gas service with electric cooking ranges in place of gas stovetops. The DRA...

Rent Reduction Ordered Due to Con Ed Gas Shut Off to Tenant's Apartment

October 24, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services because cooking gas had been shut off in her apartment in November 2021. The DRA ruled for tenant in June 2022 and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed and...

Landlord Didn't Prove Tenant Denied Access for Repairs

June 23, 2022    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in required services because cooking gas service wasn't being provided. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced his rent based on DHCR inspection in November 2021....

Landlord's Removal of Partition Reduced Required Services in Tenant's Apartment

May 5, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services. Tenant claimed that landlord removed a wall partition in tenant's apartment. This resulted in tenant's loss of a bedroom and decreased the number...

Rent Reduced to $1 per Month Based on Uninhabitable Conditions

April 27, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on multiple apartment defects. Tenant claimed that the kitchen cabinets were broken; the kitchen ceiling leaked; the bathroom shower knobs, wall,...

Apartment Door Conditions Were Not De Minimis

March 29, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on several apartment conditions. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed and lost. Among other things, landlord argued that...

Gas Pipe Installation Caused Reduction in Tenant's Living Room Space

February 24, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained that installation of gas piping in her living room reduced required services because the installation was done in an unworkmanlike manner and reduced her total apartment space. The...

Bathroom Ceiling Leak Condition Wasn't De Minimis

February 24, 2021    

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a reduction in services based on a bathroom moisture condition caused by a leak from the upstairs apartment. The DRA ruled for tenant and reduced her rent. Landlord appealed and...