ELEVATORS

Tenant Elevator Complaints Not Grounds to Revoke MCI Rent Hike

September 24, 2017    

The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrading. Tenants appealed and lost. Tenants claimed that the installation wasn't adequately performed. They said that the new...

Engineer Fees Disallowed for Work Done by Elevator Contractor

January 26, 2015    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes. The DRA approved increases for elevator upgrading and elevator motor room electric service, but denied any increase for elevator plans and specifications prepared by an architect...

No Offset to MCI Rent Hike for Elevator Outage During Construction

August 8, 2013    

The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrading and an elevator bulkhead. Tenant appealed and argued that he should get a credit against the retroactive rent increase because...

Consulting Architect's Fee Disallowed for Elevator Upgrade

February 11, 2013    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrading. The DRA ruled for landlord but later modified its order to disallow the cost of 16 shaftway doors and the elevator consultant's fees. Landlord...

DHCR Inspected Wrong Elevator

October 31, 2010