June 2024
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Landlord Didn't Prove Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated
Landlord Claimed That Whether Its Building Was Sub Rehabbed Concerned Only One Unit
Landlord Can Modify Building Security System Without Rent Reduction
Application to Amend Annual Registration Isn't Supported by Lease
Landlord Can Replace Gas Stoves with Electric Stoves with Rent Reduction Under DHCR Policy
Landlord Can Replace Gas Stoves with Electric Stoves Using HUD Rent Reduction Schedule
Statute of Limitations for FMRA Began When First Rent-Stabilized Tenant Commenced Occupancy
Landlord's Miscalculation of MCI Rent Hike Results in Triple Damages
Landlord Mistakenly Claims That Overcharge Issue Was Already Resolved
Former Mitchell-Lama Building, with C of O Issued in 1980, Wasn't Subject to Rent Stabilization
Landlord Didn't Overcharge Tenant for Ancillary Parking Space
DHCR Will Decide Tenant's Lease Violation Claim in Rent Overcharge Proceeding
Landlord Can't Justify Not Fully Executing Tenant's Renewal Lease in 2019
MCI Increase Denied Where 35% or Fewer of Building Apartments Were Rent Regulated
No MCI Increase for Fuel Tanks Where Landlord Didn't Submit Waiver Request
Lobby/Vestibule Renovations Don't Qualify for MCI Rent Hikes
MCI Increase Denied for Boiler Replacement Using #4 Fuel Oil
DHCR Finds No Merit to Tenant Objections to MCI Rent Increases
MCI Application Proceeding Reopened for Landlord to Submit Reasonable Cost Waiver Request
Landlord Didn't Address Pending Violations in Response to DRA Inquiries
DHCR Reopens MCI Application for Consideration of BPD Under Reasonable Cost Schedule
Landlord Fined $5,000 for Commencing Frivolous Eviction Proceeding Against Tenant
Eviction Case Against Occupants Dismissed for Failure to Name Tenant's Estate as Party
Court Grants Limited Discovery for Tenant Who Claims Breach of Warranty of Habitability
Trial Needed to Determine if Tenant Was Constructively Evicted Due to Vermin Condition
Nonpayment Petition Dismissed Due to Unclear Rent Ledger
Five Days Must Be Added to 14-Day Rent Demand to Allow for Service by Nail-and-Mail
Garage Parking Was a Required, Ancillary Service to Rent-Regulated Tenants
DHCR Reasonably Ruled Elimination of Elevator Operators Would Reduce Required Services
Landlord Not Responsible for Attack on Tenant After Tenant Let Attacker In
Were Landlord and Laundry Room Operator Responsible for Tenant's Slip-and-Fall?
Sons of Prior Co-Tenants Get Succession Rights
Landlord Can't Claim Rent-Stabilized Tenant Is Mere Licensee
Deadline for Security Deposit Refund Notification to Tenants Was Tolled During Pandemic
Court Upholds HPD Ruling that Mitchell-Lama Tenant Didn't Use Apartment as Primary Residence
Trial Needed to Determine If Apartment Improperly Deregulated and Tenant Overcharged
Tenant Claims Rent Concession Was Improper Preferential Rent in 421-a Building
Landlord Not Responsible for One Tenant's Stabbing Attack on Other Tenant
Landlord Didn't Sufficiently State in Termination Notice Why Apartment Needed
Court Rescinds Administrative Order Requiring Special Notice in Eviction Cases During Pandemic
Nonpayment Proceeding Dismissed Due to Defective Rent Demand
Tenant of Co-op Apartment Gets 100% Rent Abatement
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