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Apartment Became Deregulated When Tenant Moved Out and J-51 Tax Benefits Expired

August 28, 2023    

Former tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. The DRA ruled for tenant in part, finding no overcharge but directing landlord to base future rent increases on the...

Tenant's Apartment Was Properly Vacancy Deregulated in 2003

August 28, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR that she had been overcharged and that her apartment was improperly deregulated. The DRA ruled against tenant and dismissed the complaint. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord proved that...

Apartment Was Vacancy Deregulated After Rent-Controlled Tenant Moved Out

July 25, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2018, claiming rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the unit had been lawfully deregulated in 2010. Tenant had moved into...

Apartment Was Lawfully Deregulated After J-51 Tax Benefits Expired

July 25, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation in February 2023. Tenant had moved into the unit in April 2021 at an initial rent of $3,850 per month. The DRA ruled against tenant...

Landlord Proves Apartment Was Vacancy Deregulated with Proof of IAIs

May 23, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2018 of rent overcharge and claimed that landlord improperly deregulated the apartment in 2015.  Landlord claimed that the unit was legally deregulated as of Aug. 1, 2015, when...

Moderate Income Program Tenant Under HFA Regulatory Agreement Wasn't Rent Stabilized

May 22, 2023    

Tenant complained of rent overcharge based on claimed illegal fees and surcharges. She moved into the unit in 2015, paid monthly rent of $1,108, and claimed she belonged to the Moderate Income Program. Landlord...

Apartment Was Vacancy Deregulated When Tenant Moved No Matter What Rent Was Charged

May 22, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2018. Landlord claimed that tenant wasn't subject to rent stabilization. The DRA ruled for tenant because tenant paid $2,000 per month when he moved in. The DRA...

Tenant Who Moved into Apartment After 421-a Benefits Expired Wasn't Rent Stabilized

May 22, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Tenant moved into the building after Real Property Tax Law 421-a tax benefits had expired. The building was...

DHCR Properly Found That Tenant's Apartment Had Been Vacancy Deregulated Before April 1, 1997

April 26, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment at the Chelsea Hotel. The DHCR ruled against tenant, who then filed an Article 78 court appeal of the agency's decision...

DHCR Properly Found That Apartment Was Properly Vacancy-Deregulated

April 26, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that her rent wasn't subject to rent stabilization. The DHCR denied  tenant's appeal, finding that the DRA had...

Landlord Proved Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated Before Tenant Moved in

January 25, 2023    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The DRA ruled against tenant, finding that the apartment had been vacancy-deregulated six years before tenant moved in. Tenant...

Rent Act of 2015 Didn't Preclude Vacancy Deregulation of Tenant's Apartment

December 19, 2022    

Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge in 2017. She had moved into the apartment in August 2016 at an initial rent of $2,850. Landlord claimed that the apartment was vacancy deregulated when tenant moved in...