Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. The DRA found that landlord proved the cost of individual apartment improvements made before tenant moved in...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. Among other things, landlord pointed out that individual apartment improvements (IAIs) had been made to the apartment before tenant moved in. The DRA ruled for...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that landlord didn't perform individual apartment improvements that the DRA granted a rent...
In 2006, landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant for performing unauthorized apartment alterations. On March 1, 2007, the court ruled for landlord after a trial but delayed the eviction to give tenant time to...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge based on how landlord added an MCI rent hike to tenant's rent. The DRA ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed and lost. In a prior order issued on Feb. 4, 2010,...
Landlord asked the DHCR to approve a rent increase after he painted rent-controlled tenant's apartment. The DRA ruled for landlord in part but limited the amount of the rent increase. Landlord appealed and...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $66,000 including interest. Landlord appealed and lost. The DRA had added a rent increase for some...
Landlord filed with the DHCR an Owner's Notice of a Rent Increase Based on Increased Services/New Furnishings/Equipment/Painting, along with a Tenant's Statement of Consent. Landlord stated that it made...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of improper lease renewal after new landlord included a provision for a washing machine surcharge of $16.82 per month in tenant's renewal lease. The DRA ruled for tenant and...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of a rent overcharge. The DRA found no overcharge and dismissed the complaint. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord had submitted proof of individual apartment improvements for which...
The DRA increased rent-controlled tenant's MCR by $36 per month based on the installation of a new stove, refrigerator, and fireproof door. The DRA allowed an additional rent increase of $225 per month based on...
The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrading. One tenant appealed. He claimed that he shouldn't have to pay the increase because his initial lease contained no...
