an electrical inclusion surcharge does not become
owner may charge a tenant a surcharge for the part of the legal rent for the purpose of calculating
use of electricity for each air conditioner that has rent stabilized rent increases. An owner may
been installed. collect from a rent stabilized tenant the surcharge
for an air conditioner without obtaining a DHCR
On October 1st of each year after the air order.
conditioner has been installed the surcharge
will be adjusted upward or downward for rent For rent controlled apartments, the monthly
stabilized and rent controlled apartments with electrical inclusion surcharge becomes part of
electricity included in the rent. Each annual the Maximum Collectible Rent (MCR), but does
adjustment of this electrical surcharge will be not affect the compounding of the Maximum
based on the increase or decrease in electrical Base Rent (MBR). However, before collecting the
cost stated in the Price Index of Operating Costs