It's every renter's dream come true. Six years ago, a Hamilton Heights resident landed a $1,300/month four-bedroom, which seemed like a good deal at the time. But there were vermin, and holes in the kitchen floor, so Ramon Hernandez asked the state to look into whether the rent was legal. Turns out prior violations had frozen the rent at $233so Hernandez was being overcharged, and he got back $112,000. "It's like the landlord is being punished for years of bad service," he said. [DNAinfo]
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