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ATTORNEY'S FEES:
Successor Tenant Gets Attorney’s Fees After Eviction Case Settled in His Favor
Categories: ATTORNEY'S FEES
FAIR MARKET RENT APPEALS:
Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated after Rent-Controlled Tenant Vacated
Categories: FAIR MARKET RENT APPEALS
HARASSMENT:
Family Members Seeking Succession Rights Claim Harassment
Categories: HARASSMENT
Tenant’s Claims Against Landlord Were Untimely or Had No Grounds in Law
Categories: HARASSMENT
LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE:
Was Landlord Responsible for Tenant’s Injury Exiting Bathtub?
Categories: LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE
PASSING ON APARTMENTS:
Disabled Son Can’t Get Deceased Rent-Controlled Tenant’s Apartment
Categories: PASSING ON APARTMENTS
Nontraditional Family Member Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Categories: PASSING ON APARTMENTS
Rent-Stabilized Tenant’s Son Gets Apartment
Categories: PASSING ON APARTMENTS
PRIMARY RESIDENCE:
Landlord Entitled to Discovery in Nonprimary Residence Proceeding
Categories: PRIMARY RESIDENCE
PROCEDURE-COURT:
Court Excuses Defect in Good Cause Eviction Law Notice
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
Court Reviewing DHCR Ruling Improperly Granted Possession to Landlord
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
Defective GCE Notice Required Dismissal of Eviction Proceeding
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
Delay of Agreed-Upon Eviction Date Denied
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
Housing Court Settlement Stipulation Upheld
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
Landlord Released Tenants from Personal Injury Claims
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
Omission of Apartment’s Regulatory Status Is Material Defect in Court Papers
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
PROCEDURE-DHCR:
Landlord Can Refile Application for Ruling on Building’s Regulatory Status
Categories: PROCEDURE-DHCR
PAR Filed More Than 35 Days After Rent Administrator’s Order Was Untimely
Categories: PROCEDURE-DHCR
RENEWAL LEASES:
Landlord Offered Improper Renewal Lease to Rent-Stabilized SRO Tenant
Categories: RENEWAL LEASES
Landlord Offered Tenant Rent-Stabilized Renewal Lease in Response to Complaint
Categories: RENEWAL LEASES
RENT:
2023 Rent Stabilization Code Amendments for Newly Created Apartments Aren’t Retroactive
Categories: RENT
Landlord Collected Improper Holding Fee to Tenant Applicant
Categories: RENT
Landlord’s Claim for U&O Payment at Rate Set by HUD Denied
Categories: RENT
RENT OVERCHARGE:
Kingston Overcharge Finding Increased Due to RA Miscalculations and Omissions
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Kingston Rent Overcharge Finding Increased Due to RA Miscalculation
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Overcharge Finding Reduced After Crediting Excess Rent Paid to Arrears Owed
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Rent Concession Granted to Tenant Under Initial Lease Was Preferential Rent
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Rent Overcharge Finding Was Based on Outstanding Rent Reduction Order
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Tenancy Commencing on Effective Date of HSTPA Wasn’t Subject to Vacancy Deregulation
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
Tenant Could Conduct Pre-Trial Questioning Concerning Claimed Rent Fraud
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE:
Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated in 2009 Based on IAIs
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
Building Was Exempt from Rent Stabilization Due to Substantial Rehab
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
DHCR Incorrectly Found that Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
High-Rent Apartment Became Exempt from Rent Stabilization When J-51 Benefits Ended
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
Landlord Proved It Had Properly Deregulated Apartment Through IAIs
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
New Tenant Was Unregulated Since Building’s 421-a Benefits Had Previously Expired
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
Rent-Stabilized Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated Before June 14, 2019
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
Rent-Stabilized Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated in 2017
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
Tenant Moved into Building Before Sub Rehab Was Completed
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
SECURITY DEPOSITS:
DHCR Found No Excess Security Deposit Collected from Tenants
Categories: SECURITY DEPOSITS
Landlord Can Retain Part of Security Deposit Despite Lack of Strict Notice Compliance
Categories: SECURITY DEPOSITS
Landlord Didn’t Timely Notify Tenant of Security Deposit Withholding
Categories: SECURITY DEPOSITS
Subtenant Entitled to Full Refund of Security Deposit
Categories: SECURITY DEPOSITS
TENANT NUISANCES:
Nuisance Claim Based One Incident of Assault Dismissed
Categories: TENANT NUISANCES
Tenant Gets One Month Rent Abatement for Noise from Apartment Above
Categories: TENANT NUISANCES
