RENT HIKE DENIED

No MCI Rent Hike for Piecemeal Facade Restoration

May 14, 2013    

The DHCR granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on facade restoration. Tenants appealed, claiming that the work was done piecemeal and therefore didn't qualify as an MCI. The court ruled...

MCI Application for Boiler/Burner Filed Late

May 13, 2013    

The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on elevator upgrade, chimney replacement, boiler/burner installation, as well as pointing and waterproofing. Tenants appealed, claiming that the...

No MCI Rent Hike for Piecemeal Facade Work

April 16, 2013    

(Decision submitted by David Hershey-Webb of the Manhattan law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph, who represented the tenants.)

No MCI Rent Hike Due to Rent Reduction Order

April 15, 2013    

Westchester County landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on an elevator upgrade. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. The DRA denied any increase because a building-wide rent reduction order was...

Landlord Waited Too Long to Refile MCI Application

April 15, 2013    

Landlord applied on March 17, 2009, for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new boiler. The DRA ruled against landlord because its application wasn't filed within two years from the completion date of...

Landlord's Smoke Stack Installation Was Piecemeal

April 15, 2013    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new roof and smoke stack. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, granting the increase for the roof. But the DRA denied any increase for the smoke stack...

Landlord Waited Too Long to File MCI Application

April 15, 2013    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on building-wide rewiring. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that the work was completed more than two years before landlord's application was filed. Landlord...

Prior MCI Rent Hike Bars New Rent Hike Within Useful-Life Period

March 14, 2013    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on pointing and waterproofing. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. The DHCR had granted a prior MCI rent increase application in 2004 for pointing and...

Landlord's MCI Application Denied as Untimely

March 12, 2013    

The DRA denied landlord's application for MCI rent hikes because it was filed more than two years after the completion of the work. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord performed exterior pointing and...

No MCI Increase for Poorly Performed Facade Work

March 11, 2013    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on facade restoration and roof work. The DRA ruled for landlord, then granted tenants' PAR and revoked the MCI increase. Landlord then appealed, and the rent increase was...

Masonry Work Unrelated to Roof MCI

March 11, 2013    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new roof with related coping and masonry work. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, but disallowed $5,000 for masonry work. Landlord appealed and lost...

Roof Terrace Work Disallowed from Total Cost of MCI

February 11, 2013    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on roof work, including work performed on the building roof terrace. The DHCR ruled for landlord. Tenants filed an Article 78 court appeal, and the case was reopened for...