Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge during the four years since the base rent date. Tenant filed an Article 78 court appeal of the DHCR's...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge based on a prior rent reduction order that froze the collectible rent to $621 from June 1, 2011, to September 2016 when rent was restored. The DRA ruled for tenant...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) commenced an individual apartment improvement (IAI) audit for tenant's apartment and found that landlord didn't prove costs to support the $312 IAI rent increase....
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in connection with his parking space. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that landlord had collected an overcharge since the base date rent for garage space, and...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $6,800, including triple damages and interest. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that the...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge, claiming that an “on-time discount” provision in his leases was improper. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $338. The DRA also reduced...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge after landlord cooperative corporation started billing tenant three years earlier for a monthly $35 surcharge for cable television service. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant and denied landlord’s PAR. Landlord filed an Article 78 appeal and lost. The court and appeals court found that the DHCR properly...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. After a June 2012 fire in her former apartment and six months in a shelter, landlord restored tenant to a different apartment and charged her more rent. The DRA...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge based on a prior rent reduction order. The DRA ruled for tenant. The 1993 rent reduction order froze tenant’s rent at $181, and the DRA ordered landlord to...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge based on an air conditioner surcharge collected by landlord. The DRA ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed and lost. While DHCR Operational Bulletin 84-4 allows landlords to collect...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $808, including interest. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that tenant paid a preferential rent and that the...