RENT HIKE GRANTED

Hallway Construction and Repair Work Qualified

January 15, 2014    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on building-wide rewiring. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, excluding any increase for engineering/architectural fees, hallway construction and painting, and hallway...

MCI Rent Hike Granted for New Entrance Doors

January 15, 2014    

The DRA granted landlord's MCI rent increase application based on the installation of new entrance doors. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord submitted adequate documentation of the qualifying work performed and...

Later HPD Violations Didn't Retroactively Bar MCI Increases

January 15, 2014    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on gas and water repiping. The DRA ruled for landlord, and tenants appealed. Tenants claimed that landlord's costs weren't sufficiently proven and that a DHCR...

Chimney Liner Included in MCI Cost

January 15, 2014    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of a new boiler and related improvements. The DRA ruled for landlord in part, denying any increase for a chimney liner. That item was found to be routine...

Useful Life Didn't Matter

January 15, 2014    

The DRA granted landlord's MCI rent increase application based on the installation of a new intercom and rewiring. Tenants appealed and lost. They claimed that the replaced items hadn't exceeded their useful...

Landlord Gets MCI Rent Hike for New Mailboxes

December 16, 2013    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on a number of improvements, including pointing, waterproofing, new mailboxes and entrance doors, security cameras, and intercom. The DRA ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed...

Landlord Proved Costs of Facade Work

November 15, 2013    

Rent-stabilized tenants filed an Article 78 court appeal of a DHCR order granting landlord's application for MCI rent increases based on exterior facade work and installation of security cameras. Tenants claimed...

Water Intrusion Unrelated to Roof Replacement

October 15, 2013    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on roof replacement. The DRA ruled against landlord based on water intrusion it determined was related to the MCI. Landlord appealed and won. Landlord argued that defects...

MCI Rent Hike Granted for Bathroom Modernization

September 20, 2013    

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on the installation of new apartment windows, a security system, and pointing. The DRA disallowed any increase for bathroom modernizations. Landlord appealed and won, in part...

MCI Rent Hike Granted for Kitchen and Bathroom Modernization

September 20, 2013    

The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on repiping and kitchen and bathroom modernization. Tenant appealed and lost. The work qualified as an MCI. And tenant wasn't charged for the...

Leaks in Apartment Unrelated to MCI

September 19, 2013    

The DRA granted landlord's MCI rent increase application based on pointing and waterproofing. Tenant appealed, claiming that water was still leaking into his apartment. The DHCR ruled against tenant. Landlord had...

MCI Rent Hike Granted for New Boiler and Burner

September 18, 2013    

The DRA granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes based on repiping, as well as installation of a new boiler and burner.  Tenants appealed and lost. They claimed that the useful life of the old...