(Decision submitted by Ronald S. Languedoc of the Manhattan law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP, attorneys for the tenant.)
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Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $6,776, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and won, claiming that there was no willful overcharge...
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Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding willful overcharge, and ordered landlord to refund $34,400, including $16,300 in triple damages. Landlord appealed, claiming...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant but found that no refund was required because landlord had already refunded to tenant the overcharge plus interest in an amount that was...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $58,490, including triple damages and interest. The DRA found that a prior DHCR order permitting a change...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $22,365, including interest. The DRA found that, since the apartment was temporarily exempt on the base rent date, tenant...
