John O'Toole moved into Apartment 2B, a rent stabilized apartment, at 113 East 36th Street in Manhattan in May 1996 as a month-to-month tenant without a written lease at an initial rent of $1,700 per month. In May 1997, the then landlord, Elena Fanelli, raised his rent to $1,900 a month. Mr. O'Toole filed a rent overcharge complaint with the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) on February 27, 1998. In response, Mrs. Fanelli explained that the total increase consisted...
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