HIGH-RENT DEREGULATION

Apartment in Building Receiving J-51 Tax Benefits Not Subject to Luxury Deregulation

July 22, 2016    

Landlord applied in 2013 for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s rent-stabilized apartment. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that the building was receiving J-51 tax benefits during the...

Income of Husband Excluded in Deregulation Denial

July 22, 2016    

Landlord applied in 2012 for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s rent-stabilized apartment. Landlord claimed that tenant and tenant’s husband resided in the apartment. Tenant claimed that her...

Tenant's Travel and Medical Issues Excused Her Default in Deregulation Case

July 22, 2016    

Landlord applied in 2014 for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s rent-stabilized apartment. The DRA ruled for landlord based on tenant’s failure to respond to its notice of landlord’s...

Tenant's Failure to Answer Deregulation Notice Excused by DHCR

July 22, 2016    

Landlord applied in 2011 for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s rent-stabilized apartment. The DRA ruled for landlord based on tenant’s failure to respond to the notice of landlord’s...

DHCR Must Reconsider Whether Tenant's Daughter Lived in Apartment

July 22, 2016    

Landlord applied in 2011 for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s rent-stabilized apartment. Landlord claimed that both tenant and her adult daughter lived in the apartment. Tenant claimed that her...

Tenant Destabilized for Not Responding to Deregulation Notice

June 27, 2016    

Landlord applied in 2012 for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s rent-stabilized apartment. The DRA ruled for landlord based on tenant’s default. Tenant appealed and lost. The DRA sent tenant...

Luxury Deregulation Application Dismissed

April 25, 2016    

Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s apartment in 2011. The DRA dismissed the case because the apartment was previously deregulated by a prior DHCR order. Landlord appealed and...

DHCR Can't Process High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation Proceeding If Tenant Moves Out

April 22, 2016    

Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s rent-stabilized apartment in 2013, claiming that tenant’s rent was $2,500 or more and questioning tenant’s household income. The...

Apartment in Building That Had Received J-51 Not Subject to Deregulation

February 22, 2016    

Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of rent-stabilized apartment in 2013. Landlord claimed that tenant’s rent was $2,500 or more. The DRA ruled against landlord because the building had...

DHCR Reopens Deregulation Proceeding for Reconsideration

February 22, 2016    

Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s rent-stabilized apartment in 2013. The DRA ruled for landlord based on tenant’s admission in the answer that relevant household income...

Tenant Didn't Answer Deregulation Application

February 22, 2016    

Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s rent-stabilized apartment in 2009. The DRA ruled for landlord based on tenant’s default. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that...

Tenant Amended Tax Returns for Valid Tax Reasons

February 22, 2016    

Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s rent-stabilized apartment in 2012. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that tenant’s household income was less than $200,000 in 2011...