Tenant complained to the DHCR of improper apartment deregulation and rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the apartment had been vacancy deregulated by the base rent date. The DHCR denied...
Landlord sued to evict tenant after tenant's lease expired. Landlord claimed that tenant's apartment was unregulated, after prior high-rent vacancy deregulation. Tenant claimed that the apartment was...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $37,400, including interest and triple damages. The DRA set the base date rent-...
Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment in 2014 when monthly rent exceeded $2,500. The DRA ruled against landlord and dismissed the case, finding that the...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming rent overcharge and that his apartment was improperly deregulated. Landlord claimed that tenant was barred by the doctrine of collateral estoppel because he didn't participate in...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant. Tenant claimed that the apartment was rent stabilized. Tenant pointed to Rent Stabilization Law (RSL) Section 26-511(c)(14), which was amended in 2015 to provide an...
Landlord sued to evict various building tenants, claiming that they were exempt from rent stabilization due to the building's charitable exemption. The cases were consolidated, and landlord failed to appear in...
(Decision submitted by David Hershey-Webb of the Manhattan law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP, attorneys for the tenant.)
Landlord sued to evict tenant, and claimed that tenant was unregulated since the building was a three-family dwelling. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized because the building contained seven dwelling units...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized. The court ruled for tenant. The prior tenant was rent controlled. Tenant moved into the apartment on June...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge and claimed fraud by landlord. The DRA found a total rent overcharge of $1,680, including interest. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord had previously registered...
Subtenant sued landlord, claiming that he was rent stabilized and that landlord overcharged him. He claimed that the apartment had an illusory prime tenant. The court ruled for tenant, finding that he was the...
