1. Any removal or demolition work performed by the owner or an employee of the owner performing his/
her assigned duties does not constitute an expenditure that can be included in the calculation of the rent
adjustment for an IAI.
2. Used equipment, furnishings or items replaced through normal maintenance or repair.
3. Installations or modifications made while a tenant is in occupancy without such tenant’s written consent;
and
4. Items that constitute ordinary repairs and maintenance unless such work was done in connection with
(and is a necessary component of) an allowable IAI. If done alone, the following items constitute repairs
and/or maintenance only, and do not qualify as IAIs unless included above in Section V(A).
a. Installing sheetrock in less than the full apartment.
b. Plastering, painting.
c. Scraping, shellacking, or coating floors with polyurethane.
d. Replacing light fixtures, outlets, or switches.
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e. New ceilings (see #18 above).
Also excluded from calculating an IAI rent increase are charges connected with financing the installation,
improvements paid for out of insurance proceeds, and labor charges for work done by the owner, or an owner’s
employee(s), performing his/her assigned duties.