Hi...
Our 40 something tenant building (quite a few apartments are still rent stabilized and there are some DRIE/SCRIE tenants) did not have gas from May 23rd 2018 through December. Apparently there was something problematic with the main gas line into the building and the owner had to replace all gas lines in the entire building. It was a horrific series of months without gas service and with constant construction and intrusion into our apartments by parades of inspectors/workers/con ed. The owner eventually handed out hot plates, but the expenses incurred by the tenants without use of gas were many. Several of the tenants have suggested that there should be a reduction in our rents for the time we were without gas and enduring the construction, however it was suggested that we needed to wait till the gas was back on to file for the appropriate time period. Now that the gas is back on, I am wondering how we go about filing and receiving retroactive adjustments in rent for the months of loss of service. Any advice or direction is appreciated. Thank you!