Where the useful life of an IAI is at issue and the installation was completed during a vacancy or included on
a vacancy lease, DHCR may require the owner to submit documentation to prove that the useful life of the
old equipment or furniture had been exhausted.
III. IDENTITY OF INTEREST
Pursuant to HSTPA, the costs for an IAI paid to a person or organization sharing an identity of interest with
the owner or managing agent will be disallowed.
Identity of interest means any other relationship (such as based on family ties or financial interest) between
the owner/managing agent and the contractor, supplier or installer(s) who did the installation or supplied the
improvement. These relationships include:
1. When the owner/managing agent appears to have a financial interest in any entity receiving
payment for the IAI (either the improvement or labor) which is included in the requested
rent increase;
2. When the owner/managing agent (or one or more of its officers, directors, stockholders,