SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION

Landlord Didn't Show That 75 Percent of Building Systems Were Replaced

November 24, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent regulation based on substantial rehabilitation. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that landlord hadn't proved that the...

Building Wasn't in Substandard Condition Before Claimed Sub Rehab

November 24, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR, seeking a determination that its building was exempt from rent regulation due to substantial rehabilitation. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that landlord failed to prove that...

Building Was Substantially Rehabbed in Accordance with Rules in Effect in February 2023

November 24, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent regulation based on substantial rehabilitation. Landlord bought the building in 2022 and did the sub rehab work between April 2022 and...

Landlord Didn't Prove Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated

October 23, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent regulation due to a substantial rehabilitation completed during the 1980s. The DRA ruled against landlord, finding that it failed to...

DHCR Reasonably Ruled That Landlord Substantially Rehabbed Building

September 23, 2024    

In 2018, landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization based on a substantial rehabilitation of the premises performed in 1995.

Landlord Didn't Document Sub Rehab or Show Building Was 80% Vacant Before Work Began

July 22, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation of the building that took place after Dec. 31, 1973. The DRA ruled against landlord...

Landlord Claimed That Whether Its Building Was Sub Rehabbed Concerned Only One Unit

June 24, 2024    

Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation. The DRA ruled against landlord because it didn't submit copies of its application for...

Landlord Didn't Prove Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated

June 24, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to a substantial rehabilitation performed in 2018. The DRA ruled against landlord in July 2023. Noting that DHCR...

Landlord Didn't Show Building Was in Substandard Condition Before Sub Rehab

April 24, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent regulation due to a substantial rehabilitation performed in 2022 after landlord purchased the building. The DRA denied the application...

Landlord Proved That Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated

April 24, 2024    

Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent regulation based on substantial rehabilitation of the building after Jan. 1, 1974. The DRA ruled for landlord, finding that it had replaced...

Tenant Moved into Building After Sub Rehab and J-51 Benefit Expiration

April 24, 2024    

Landlord applied to the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent regulation due to a substantial rehabilitation done in 1989. The DRA ruled for landlord. However, the DRA ruled that four tenants who...

Building Less Than 80% Vacant Wasn't Substantially Rehabbed

March 26, 2024    

Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling that its building was exempt from rent stabilization due to a substantial rehabilitation performed after Jan. 1, 1974. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. The...