Tenant asked the DHCR to determine whether he was subject to rent stabilization. Landlord claimed that the building contained fewer than six units. But tenant claimed that the building was constructed in 1930 and...
Tenant asked the DHCR to determine whether his apartment was rent stabilized. He claimed that the building had seven dwelling units. Landlord argued that the two-family house never had seven units, and that DOB never...
Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment in 2017. The DRA ruled against landlord because the apartment was rent regulated due to building's receipt of Real...
Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's apartment in 2016. The DRA ruled for landlord because the NY State Dept. of Taxation and Finance (DTF) verified that tenant's annual...
Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment in 2016. Landlord advised the DHCR that the building was constructed after Jan. 1, 1974, and was rent stabilized...
Landlord asked the DHCR for a determination that its building wasn't subject to rent stabilization. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that the building was vacant from 1989...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that the apartment was rent stabilized and ordering landlord to refund a total overcharge of $827, including...
Tenants in a building that received Real Property Tax Law (RPTL) 421-g tax benefits sued landlord, and asked the court to declare that they were rent stabilized. The court ruled for tenants. Landlord appealed, and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant and claimed that tenant's apartment wasn't rent stabilized because it was a cooperative unit. The court ruled against landlord and dismissed the case. Tenant showed that the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. Landlord claimed that tenant was unregulated because the building contained fewer than six apartment units. Tenant argued that the building contained six apartments, including one in...
Prior landlord sued to evict tenant. Landlord claimed that tenant's apartment wasn't rent regulated because the building contained fewer than six residential units. At trial, landlord claimed that the...
Landlord sued tenant and asked the court to declare that tenant's lease was illegal and void as against public policy. The court ruled for landlord, declared the lease void, terminated tenant's rights of...
