A subtenant sued landlord and the prime tenant of a rent-stabilized apartment for rent overcharge. Landlord and prime tenant had signed an initial lease in 1995 and then renewed the lease periodically through 2007....
Tenant sued landlord, claiming rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. During the proceeding, tenant subpoenaed DHCR rent registration records for the entire building. Landlord objected and asked the...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) conducted an audit of an apartment's registered rent-stabilized rent. After finding that landlord hadn't fully substantiated the registered rent, TPU filed a rent...
Tenant complained in 2018 of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that landlord properly added a rent increase for individual apartment improvements (IAIs) to the...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2018. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to refund $42,108, including triple damages and interest. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord argued that...
Tenants of an apartment building sued landlord for rent overcharge after landlord improperly deregulated units while the building received J-51 tax benefits. The court denied tenants' request for certification of...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and got the case reopened. Tenant questioned individual apartment improvements (IAIs) that landlord claimed...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge resulting from an on-time rent discount provision in her lease. The lease rider gave tenant a preferential rent but stated that, if the preferential rent wasn'...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant in 2017 after tenant's unregulated lease expired. In response, tenant claimed rent overcharge and improper deregulation of the unit. The court ruled for tenant in early...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) filed a rent overcharge complaint with the DRA after auditing claimed individual apartment improvements (IAIs). New landlord claimed that the apartment was vacant in August...
Tenant who lived in a building that received RPTL Section 421-g tax benefits complained in 2016 of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed landlord to refund $14,483, including interest.
