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Each month Landlord v. Tenant provides approximately 50 summaries of recent landlord-tenant court cases and agency decisions from more than a dozen courts and agencies, including the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) and NYC Environmental Control Board. Landlord v. Tenant takes readers through each dispute, streamlining research and arming attorneys with the legal ammunition they need, quickly and easily.
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ATTORNEY'S FEES:
Tenant Entitled to Attorney’s Fees in DHCR Proceeding Even If Not Initially Requested
Categories: ATTORNEY'S FEES
DAMAGES TO APARTMENTS:
Rent-Stabilized Tenants Can Seek Building Restoration After Fire
Categories: DAMAGES TO APARTMENTS
DISCRIMINATION:
Landlord Must Pay Fine, Compensatory and Punitive Damages for Harassing Tenant with Service Dog
Categories: DISCRIMINATION
Tenant Can’t Pursue Discrimination Claim Through Direct Federal Court Litigation
Categories: DISCRIMINATION
EVICTION:
Landlord Co-op Evicted Shareholder Tenant for Failing to Obtain Homeowner’s Insurance
Categories: EVICTION
Landlord LLC Wasn’t Legally Registered as Entity Entitled to Pursue Eviction Case
Categories: EVICTION
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Who Was Evicted on Default Can Be Restored to Possession If Conditions Met
Categories: EVICTION
Tenant Claims Landlord and Subtenant Illegally Locked Her Out of Apartment
Categories: EVICTION
Tenant’s Appeal of Eviction Order Denied Since Tenant Already Evicted
Categories: EVICTION
FAIR MARKET RENT APPEALS:
No Triple Damages or Interest Applied to Fair Market Rent Appeal Refund
Categories: FAIR MARKET RENT APPEALS
HEAT & HOT WATER:
Rent Reduction Properly Based on HPD Violation
Categories: HEAT & HOT WATER
LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE:
Who Was Responsible for Lounge Chair Blowing Off 12th-Floor Terrace?
Categories: LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE
MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS:
DHCR Removes Engineer Fees from Approved MCI Costs
Categories: MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Landlord Gets Additional MCI Increase for Elevator Upgrade in Building Over 10 Stories
Categories: MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Lintel Painting and Other Non-Structural Work Properly Excluded from MCI Increase
Categories: MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
No MCI Increase for Gas Train Installed While Prior Boiler Still in Use
Categories: MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Sales Taxes and Shipping Costs Removed from Total Approved MCI Costs
Categories: MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PASSING ON APARTMENTS:
Landlord Can Evict Occupant After Appeal of DHCR Ruling Is Dismissed
Categories: PASSING ON APARTMENTS
Tenant’s Romantic Partner Has Succession Rights to Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Categories: PASSING ON APARTMENTS
Wife of Moderate Income Co-op Housing Unit Tenant Gets Succession Rights
Categories: PASSING ON APARTMENTS
PRIMARY RESIDENCE:
Did Rent-Controlled Tenant Maintain Apartment as Primary Residence?
Categories: PRIMARY RESIDENCE
PROCEDURE-COURT:
Landlord Failed to Serve VAWA Notice and CARES Act Notice
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
No VAWA Notice Required and GCEL Notice Properly Served in Eviction Proceeding
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
PROCEDURE-DHCR:
PAR Dismissed for Failure to State Any Claim of Errors of Law or Fact
Categories: PROCEDURE-DHCR
RENEWAL LEASES:
Tenant Who Never Got Rent-Stabilized Vacancy Lease Properly Rejected Renewal Lease
Categories: RENEWAL LEASES
RENT:
Landlord’s Rent Arrears Action Against Former Tenant Dismissed as Untimely
Categories: RENT
Money Judgment for Landlord Against Subtenants in Nonpayment Case Vacated
Categories: RENT
RENT OVERCHARGE:
Base Rent Date for DHCR Overcharge Claim Not Determined by When Prior Court Claim Was Filed
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Default Formula Used Because Landlord Failed to Submit Base Date Lease
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Kingston Landlord Challenges KRGB’s -15% Rent Adjustment and Loses
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Landlord Overcharged 421-a Tenants for Ancillary Roof Deck Service
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Post-HSTPA Overcharge Finding Subject to Triple Damages
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Rent Overcharge Was Correctly Calculated by Rent Administrator
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Six-Month Rent Concession Was in Effect Preferential Rent
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Tenant’s Vacancy Rent Increase Wasn’t Subject to 2015 Rent Act Limitations
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Unlawful Brokerage Fee Included in Finding of Willful Rent Overcharge
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE:
Apartment Was Lawfully Vacancy Deregulated in 1999
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
DHCR Must Reconsider Landlord’s Substantial Rehabilitation Claim
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
Failure to Provide Deregulation Rider with Lease Didn’t Void High-Rent Vacancy Deregulation
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
Rent-Stabilized Successor Tenant Can’t Claim She’s Rent-Controlled
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
Units Temporarily Exempt for Religious Use Resumed Rent-Stabilized Status When Building Sold
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
REQUIRED SERVICES:
Landlord Can Update Building Keys and Intercom System for Rent-Stabilized Tenants
Categories: REQUIRED SERVICES
SECURITY DEPOSITS:
Small Claims Court Justly Denied Landlord’s Claim Against Former Tenant
Categories: SECURITY DEPOSITS
TENANT NUISANCES:
Single Instance of Objectionable Conduct Didn’t Constitute Nuisance
Categories: TENANT NUISANCES
WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY:
Landlord Didn’t Answer Tenant’s Court Complaint About Apartment Conditions
Categories: WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY
