Matter of 150 Park, LLC v. New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal

Abstract

The court upheld rent reduction orders issued by DHCR after a landlord changed a building\u27s lock to one using non-duplicable keys. The landlord\u27s failure to provide a sufficient number of keys and attempts to charge for additional copies were found to be a decrease in a required building service, in violation of the Rent Stabilization Code. The court determined that DHCR\u27s decision was not arbitrary and capricious, as there was a rational basis for the agency\u27s determination. The landlord\u27s Article 78 petitions to challenge the DHCR decision were therefore dismissed