July 2024
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Sixth Apartment Added to Pre-1974 Building Made Building Subject to Rent Stabilization
Landlord Didn't Prove Apartment Was Vacancy Deregulated in 2013
Landlord Didn't Document Sub Rehab or Show Building Was 80% Vacant Before Work Began
PAR Sent by Fed Ex More Than 35 Days after DRO Order Issued Was Dismissed as Untimely
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Son Gets Apartment
Former Hospital Employee-Occupant Didn't Become Subject to Rent Stabilization Upon Retirement
No Rent Fraud or Rent Overcharge Found
Occupant Claiming to Be Partner of Evicted Tenant Doesn't Get Succession Rights
Apartment in Building Under HPD Regulatory Agreement Was Mistakenly Registered with DHCR
Rent-Controlled Tenants' Daughter Gets Succession Rights After Tenants Switch Apartments
Landlord Failed to Preserve Legal Regulated Rent and Preferential Rent in Leases
Landlord Didn't Submit Additional Requested Information to Support MCI Application
Landlord Failed to Seek Useful Life Waiver for Exterior Restoration Work
No MCI Increase Where Fewer Than 35% of Apartments Were Rent Regulated
Landlord Didn't Respond to DHCR's Request for Hazardous Violation Clearance Information
Landlord Can Collect MCI Rent Hike Effective Before Date of Rent Reduction Order
Landlord Sent Damages Notice to Tenant More Than 14 Days After Move-Out
Managing Agent May Be Responsible for Accident That Injured Tenant's Employee
Tenant Awarded Over $195,000 in Rent Overcharges
Court, Not DHCR, Must Determine if Apartment Is Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Primary Residence
Tenant Entitled to Security Deposit Refund Due to Untimely Notice of Damages
Tenant Gets 100% Rent Abatement for 44 Months Due to Defective Roof
1996 Rent Reduction Order Resulted in Overcharge for Claim Filed in 2016
DHCR Decision That Apartment Had Been Deregulated Upheld by Appeals Court
Court Grants Tenant Discovery Where Tenant Claims Landlord Engaged in Fraudulent Scheme
NYCHA Can Terminate Tenancy of Tenant Who Threatened Landlord's Employees
New York's Highest Court Upholds NYC Approval of Affordable Housing Development at Community Garden Site
Landlord Not Responsible for Child's Injuries Caused by Tenants' Dog
Landlord Can't Seek Full Rent After Tenant's Section 8 Subsidy Is Terminated
Letter of Intent Signed Between Landlord and Tenant Was in Effect a Renewal Lease
Court Upholds City's Order That Landlord Repair Building Rather Than Demolish It
Insufficient Grounds for Tenant's Fraudulent Deregulation Claim
No Contempt of Court Where Court Order Didn't List Any Violations or Deadlines
Tenants Can Pursue Class Action Against Landlord for Improper Deregulation, Overcharge
Tenants Can Pursue Class Action Based on Claim That Landlord Improperly Used Rent Concessions
2001 DOB Violation Report Proves Building Contained Six or More Dwelling Units
Is Landlord Responsible for Injuries to Tenant's Employee?
No Indicia of Rent Fraud Bars Reviewing Rent History Back to 1993
Tenant's Colorable Claim of Rent Fraud Warrants Pre-Trial Discovery
Prior Tenant's Waiver of Right to File Fair Market Rent Appeal Was Void
Landlord Gets Judgment for $350,000 in Back Rent in Ejectment Action
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Brother Gets Tenant's Apartment
Remaining Family Member in LIHTC Building Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
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