Landlord v. Tenant

Each month Landlord v. Tenant provides approximately 60 summaries of recent landlord-tenant court cases and agency decisions. Landlord v. Tenant covers more than a dozen courts and agencies, including the NYC Civil Court, NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), NYC Environmental Control Board, and many more. Now available online, Landlord v. Tenant takes readers through each dispute, streamlining research and arming landlords with the legal ammunition they need, quickly and easily.

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MBR Rent Hikes Denied Because Landlord Didn't Pay DHCR Fee

London Terrace Gardens: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. HT420016RO (10/1/19) [4-pg. doc.]
12/17/2019
December 2019
NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL | RENT INCREASE DENIED

Partial Refund Insufficient to Prevent Triple Damages

Tessler: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. HM210001RO (10/9/19) [3-pg. doc.]
12/17/2019
December 2019
NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL | RENT OVERCHARGE | TRIPLE DAMAGES ORDERED

Landlord Waived a Prior Vacancy Rent Increase

88-05 171, LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. GW110029RO (10/29/19) [2-pg. doc.]
12/17/2019
December 2019
NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL | RENT INCREASE DENIED

Landlord Waived Vacancy Increase by Charging Lower Rent

Owl Creek Properties, LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. HO610017RO (10/24/19) [2-pg. doc.]
12/17/2019
December 2019
LANDLORD LOSES | NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL | RENT OVERCHARGE

Landlord Can't Collect Fuel Cost Adjustment from Rent-Controlled Tenant

Chang: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. HU420012RT (10/24/19) [2-pg. doc.]
12/17/2019
December 2019
NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL | RENT INCREASE DENIED

No Substantial Rehab Proved Without New C of O

174 Street, LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. GW210031RO (10/7/19) [5-pg. doc.]
12/17/2019
December 2019
NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL | RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE | UNIT/BUILDING COVERED

Landlord Waited Too Long to Collect Retroactive Rent Increases

150 Park/Bel Air Park 5, LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. GV110022RO (10/9/19) [2-pg. doc.]
12/17/2019
December 2019
LANDLORD LOSES | NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL | RENT OVERCHARGE

No Overcharge Where Initial Rent-Stabilized Rent Not Challenged Within Four Years

L&C Realty: DHCR DRO Docket No. FS410081R (11/25/19) [2-pg. doc.]
12/17/2019
December 2019
FAIR MARKET RENT APPEALS | NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL

Garage Overcharges Based on Default Formula Included Triple Damages

2325 30th Drive Realty LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. HM110020RO (10/10/19) [4-pg. doc.]
12/17/2019
December 2019
NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL | RENT OVERCHARGE | TRIPLE DAMAGES ORDERED

Building Was Part of Horizontal Multiple Dwelling

Bassi: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. GU110001RO (10/10/19) [2-pg. doc.]
12/17/2019
December 2019
HORIZONTAL MULTIPLE DWELLING | NYS DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL | RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE