DHCR Opinion Letters from 2008
DHCR Opinion Letters home
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2183-080527.pdf
floor refurbishment, worn carpet, owner's maintenance obligation, prior opinions
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2234-080201.pdf
mold, rent abatement, rent increase, Individual Apartment Improvements (IAI)
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2247-080716.pdf
rent overcharge, Pinnacle Management, fake improvements
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2251A-080416.pdf
lease renewal, preferential rent, deemed lease, Administrative Determination proceeding
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2253-080208.pdf
co-op conversion, Village of Lawrence, tenant protections
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2257-080716.pdf
overcharge, lease renewal, harassment, decreased services, compliance
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2268-080208.pdf
succession rights, documents used as evidence
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2269-080716.pdf
grandfathering of washing machines, dish washers, surcharge, required services
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2270-080207.pdf
3 family house, DHCR jurisdiction
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2274-080117.pdf
converting DHCR order into a judgment
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2275-080208.pdf
payment by credit card
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2276-080208.pdf
effect of late offer of lease renewal
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2281-080328.pdf
refrigerator, rent control, 1/40th improvement rent increase
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2283-080208.pdf
parking in co-op building, documentation required by landlord, service decrease
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2284-080208.pdf
evicted tenant reinstated to renovated apartment
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2285-080117.pdf
vacancy increases collectible within one guideline period
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2286-080208.pdf
lease terms resulting from settled housing court proceeding
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2290-080212.pdf
tenant protections in co-op or condo buildings, managing agents, NYS General Business Law, foreign owners
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2292-080208.pdf
storage area, fee charged stabilized tenant
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2293-080318.pdf
annual rent stabilization fee, co-op, proprietory lease holder
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2294-080318.pdf
window line, air conditioner, predecessor agency
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2296-080208.pdf
gut rehabilitation, substantial rehabilitation, first rent
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2297-080208.pdf
succession rights
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2299-080208.pdf
adding floors to a building, new apartments subject to rent stabilization, First Rent
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2300-080104.pdf
electronic signing of leases over internet, proof of receipt of offer
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2302-080208.pdf
landlord refusal to provide maintenance to tenants in a co-op building, harassment
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2304-080328.pdf
right to a rent bill itemizing rent, fuel charges, MCI increases, etc.
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2307-080110.pdf
owner's ability to provide parking depends on permit for city-owned land, Owner Decrease (OD) proceeding
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2308-080110.pdf
former Mitchell-Lama lease still in effect, air conditioner/washing machine/dishwasher/MCI surcharges
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2308A-080328.pdf
follow-up to COL2308, Mitchell-Lama, air conditioner in place prior to change to stabilization, Opinion Letter No. 665
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2309-080117.pdf
electrical metering, re-wiring, owner's decrease, tenants not liable for cost of providing heat or hot water
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2311-080228.pdf
Owner not member of Rent Stabilization Association, restoration of services, effect on status of rent-controlled tenants
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2312-080328.pdf
conversion to electrical exclusion, air conditioner surcharges
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2313-080328.pdf
tenant wants heat in excess of legal requirement, private agreement with landlord
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2314-080317.pdf
landlord's waiver of collection of guideline increase
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2315-080410.pdf
vacancy increase, longevity increase, second successor increase
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2316-080226.pdf
rent reduction for decrease in services, deregulation, exception to four-year rule, Thornton v. Baron
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2317-080402.pdf
development of nearby property, impact on tenant, warranty of habitability
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2318-080402.pdf
duplicate of Opnion Letter COL2317
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2319-080317.pdf
renewal lease miscalculation discovered after signed by both landlord and tenant
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2321-080606.pdf
decrease of services, de minimus condition, on-site superintendent, Yonkers, Policy Statement 89-1
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2325-080507.pdf
filing of harassment complaint
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2326-080925.pdf
guests of tenant, length of stay, family members, citing opinion letters from 2/23/2005 and 5/12/2000 (not included)
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2327-080729.pdf
use of garage space, citing Op. letter of January 10. 2003
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2328-080821.pdf
Village of Great Neck, demolition, tenant relocation, notification
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2339-080328.pdf
lack of complex-wide security, fear of retaliation or harassment
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2345-080421.pdf
disposition of security deposit when one spouse leaves apartment
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2347-080417.pdf
collection of MCI increase while PAR pending; owner commences non-payment proceedings
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2348-080527.pdf
rent reduction applied to a preferential rent
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2349-080528.pdf
removal from Mitchell-Lama, effect of owner's receipt of J-51 tax benefits
note: this letter issued prior to Court of Appeals decision in Roberts v. Tishman Speyer (Stuytown)
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2352-080417cert.pdf
Owner ignoring prior overcharge order, fraud, Thornton v. Baron
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2355-080528.pdf
deceased superintendent's daughter, succession rights
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2356-080528.pdf
owner's rent bill contains unrelated charges, harassment
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2361-080528.pdf
rent control, fuel cost adjustment, number of rooms
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2362-080410.pdf
individual apartment improvements, prior tenancy
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2363-080410.pdf
succession, vacancy increase
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2365-080416.pdf
rent reduction, effective date and lease renewal date being the same
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2366-080416.pdf
deemed lease
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2367-080410.pdf
change in preferential rent after tenant signs renewal lease
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2368-080328.pdf
Section 8 vouchers, effect of J-51 tax benefits
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2368-amended-080523.pdf
(Amended) Section 8 vouchers, effect of J-51 tax benefits, NYC Local Law 10 of 2008
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2369-080527.pdf
electric conversion, submetering, charges not considered as rent
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2370-080527.pdf
painting, rent controlled apartment, essential service, 1/40th rent increase
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2371-080527.pdf
submetered electrical billing charges
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2372-080716.pdf
421-a tax exemption, rent stabilization status
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2374-080716.pdf
substantial rehabilitation, building used by not-for-profit, resnt stabilization status
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2375-080404.pdf
MCI rent increase, vacancy lease, 6% increase yearly cap, waiver
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2376-081120.pdf
owner billing errors, fuel charges, various complaints
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2378-080505.pdf
substantial rehabilitation, tenant relocation, right to return
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2379-080418.pdf
undocumented alien, fictitous name, effect on rent stabilization tenancy, wrongful acts of tenant
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2380-080716.pdf
fire damage, new locks, tenants right to access apartments, DHCR $1-per-month rent orders
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2382-080410.pdf
untimely renewal lease offer, waiver of right to elect date of renewal lease
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2384-080418.pdf
owner overcharge liability, method of owner refund to tenants
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2386-080418.pdf
High Income deregulation, pending Petition for Administrative Review (PAR)
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2387-080527.pdf
owner billing mistake, tenant liability
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2388-080716.pdf
Individual Apartment Improvements (IAI)
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2388A-081126.pdf
Individual Apartment Improvements (IAI) (clarification of Opinion Letter 2388)
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2389-080716.pdf
change in rent stabilized renewal lease terms or conditions, lease renewal complaint
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2389-addendum-080903.pdf
clarification of Op. Letter 2389, change in lease terms or conditions, signing renewal lease
"under protest" and paying increase pending outcome of complaint in order to avoid court proceeding
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2390-080716.pdf
required and essential services, removal of carpet by tenant in order to refinish the floor
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2391-080716.pdf
High Rent deregulation
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2392-080527.pdf
rent overcharge awarded to co-tenants, one tenant dies, owner obligation to remaining tenant
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2393-080606.pdf
tenant wants tile instead of linoleum for kitchen floor, landlord obligation and options, 1/40th increase
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2394-080208.pdf
unregulated units, effect of owner's receipt of J-51 tax benefits
note: this letter issued prior to Court of Appeals decision in Roberts v. Tishman Speyer (Stuytown)
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2395-080708.pdf
photographic key card system, privacy issues
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2400-080716.pdf
co-op/condo owners, mandated notices to tenants
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2407-080624.pdf
sublet, imposition of sublet fee, reasonable time
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2410-080708.pdf
water flow limiter, carpet requirement, DHCR noise policy
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2411-080708.pdf
Class B Rooming House, missing one page
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2412-080930.pdf
explanation as to why DHCR does not answer questions
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2414-080730.pdf
permissible charge to roommate, effect of SCRIE subsidy
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2415-080716.pdf
not-for-profit owner, use as dormitory, eviction of ETPA tenants, DHCR permission needed
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2416-080711.pdf
bicycle storage, de minimus service reduction, owner decrease proceeding
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2417-080711.pdf
storage space, de minimus service reduction, owner decrease proceeding
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2418-080729.pdf
not-for-profit owner, transitional housing, regulatory agreement, Section 420c of RPTL, stabilization status
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2418A-080805.pdf
clarification of Opinion Letter 2418
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2419-080716.pdf
owner's use, primary residence of owner not within New York City
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2420-080805.pdf
tenant-created nuisance, owner obligation, harassment
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2421-080805.pdf
request that DHCR implement a policy to hold escrow pending proceeding
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2422-080805.pdf
complaint by anonymous tenant
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2423-080902.pdf
carpet requirement, lease renewal, changes of terms and conditions of prior lease
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2424-080805.pdf
apartment not registered, administrative determination
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2426-080729.pdf
late fees, lease provision necessary
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2427-080805.pdf
default forumla for rent stabilization; attached material not included
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2428-080730.pdf
boiler major capital improvement; rent controlled tenant fuel charge
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2429-080902.pdf
live-in superintendent on rent stabilized lease; temporary exemption; initial rent
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2430-080902.pdf
increase of fees for storage, bicycle or fitness rooms
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2434-081126.pdf
amenities to tenant as opposed to required services
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2435-081210.pdf
surcharges for tenant-installed appliances such as washers, dryers, dishwashers
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2437-081119.pdf
new sidewalks; major capital improvement
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2438-081230.pdf
Sabbath elevator; modification of services; de minimus reduction in services
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2439-080805.pdf
succession rights; equitable considerations
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2440-080930.pdf
effect of rent reduction order on pending MCI increase; DHCR declines to comment
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2441-081216.pdf
landlord intent to install heat sensor; is it required?
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2442-080828.pdf
determination of rent stabilization status; Administrative Determination ("AD") proceeding
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2443-080828.pdf
determination of rent stabilization status; Administrative Determination ("AD") proceeding
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2446-080805.pdf
on what DHCR says it cannot do
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2447-080902.pdf
painting requirement (Westchester)
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2448-080902.pdf
rent stabilized units being used as college dormitories
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2449-080828.pdf
request for general information on rent control
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2453-081120.pdf
MCI rent increase collectibility; owner waives right to collect
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2454-081126.pdf
providing third-party,fee-based, optional services to tenants
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2456-081031.pdf
scope of re-piping for Major Capital Improvement purposes; completion date of work, piece-meal work
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2459-081128.pdf
rent control, additional occupant 10% surcharge
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2463-081217.pdf
lease assignment; applicability of high-rent, high income deregulation
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2464-081119.pdf
rent control succession; longevity increase
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2467-080930.pdf
garage space renewal
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2468-081217.pdf
loft IMD tenants; air conditioner charge
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2469-080930.pdf
RGB order No. 40; Application of 'Poor Tax' to garage space
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2470-080926.pdf
RGB order No. 40; Garage space renewal increases
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2473-081114.pdf
Seeks exemption from rent regulation for rehabilitation
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2474-081107.pdf
registration of super's apartment in building subject to 421(a) program
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2476-081126.pdf
owner illegally charges legal fees
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2478-081120.pdf
bad conditions, non-resident superintendent
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2479-081224.pdf
adding space to existing unit; "first rent"
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2481-081118.pdf
calculating overlapping MCI rent increases
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2482-081126.pdf
sublet request, unreasonable denial
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2483-081209.pdf
Applicability of Poor Tax to former Mitchell-Lama tenants
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COL2484-081231.pdf
Applicability of Poor Tax to former Mitchell-Lama tenants; decrease in various services
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COLXXXX-080902a.pdf
initial building services registration, ancillary services, required services
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COLXXXX-080902b.pdf
fees for use of on-site rooms, use for tenant meetings, fitness club
DHCR_Opinion_Letter_COLXXXX-080902c.pdf
new building, electrical sub-metering, if surcharges are "rent"
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