Practice point: Pursuant to Rent Stabilization Code § 2528.4, an owner who filed an improper rent registration is barred from collecting rent in excess of the base-date rent. If the increases were otherwise legal, the owner is retroactively relieved of the penalty upon the filing of a proper registration.
Nolte v. Bridgestone Assoc. LLC, NY Slip Op 08571 (1st Dep't December 13, 2018)
Here is the decision.
Monday's issue: Vacating a default.
