NYS DHCR Office of Rent Administration, Overcharge R-PAR Orders (July 1 - Sept 29 2025, Part 2)

The tenant replied, substantively reiterating contentions made in her PAR, contending that
there was a 17 year reg istration gap; that the 2013 registration listed her as a stabilized tenant in
contradiction to the owner's claim that the apartment was deregulated in 2006; that, from 2009-2022,
the rent remained below $2,000.00 per month contradicting free market behavior and aligning with
rent stabilized limits; that in August of 2022 the owner imposed a 30% increase in rent with only

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two-week's notice, claiming over $26,000.00 in back rent, in an attempt to intimidate the tenant; that
this prompted the tenant to initiate her investigation; that the 2005 and 2006 rents were suspicious in
that they were exact} y $5 .00 over the then deregulation threshold; that the claimed owner occupancy
was not documented; and that the coordinated inconsistency and misrepresentation by the owner
requires investigation of pre-base date rental events, a finding that the apartment has been
fraudulently deregulated, and a finding that the apartment is accordingly still a rent stabi lized
apartment.

Having carefully reviewed the record, the Commissioner denies this PAR.