March 2025
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Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Son Fails to Prove Succession Rights
Base Date Rent Set by Default Formula Because No Lease or Ledger Submitted
Landlord Overcharged Rent-Controlled Tenant
No Rent Overcharge Found Despite Outstanding Rent Reduction Order
DHCR Properly Applied Rent Payments to Calculate Total Overcharge
Tenant's Overcharge Claim Was Resolved in Prior Court Proceeding
No Waiver Under HSTPA of Triple Damages for De Minimis Overcharge
No Rent Overcharge Occurred While Tenant Was Building Super and Paid No Rent
Rent Overcharge Properly Determined Using Default Method
Appeals Court Reinstates Building's 7-A Administrator
DHCR Properly Set On-Time Discounted Rent as Legal Regulated Rent
Mitchell-Lama Tenant's Mother Fails to Prove Succession Rights
Appeals Court Upholds DHCR's Decision that On-Time Discounted Rent Was Improper Late Charge
Landlord Must Pay Back Rental Assistance Issued in Error by OTDA LRAP Program
Newly Created Apartment Was Never Deregulated
Landlord Challenges Application of Default Formula to Rent Overcharge Claims
Landlord Not Responsible for Visitor's Injuries in Slip-and-Fall Case
Trial Must Determine If Default Formula Applied to Each Overcharge Claim in Class Action
Court to Calculate Rent Overcharge Using Default Method Due to Fraud
DHCR Reasonably Denied Landlord's Demolition Application
Court Dismisses Tenants' Lawsuit Against DHCR Claiming Negligence
Rent Amount Reflecting On-Time Payment Discount Was Legal Regulated Rent
Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Luxury Deregulation Applications Still Pending When HSTPA Enacted
Mitchell-Lama Tenant Who No Longer Lived in Unit as Primary Residence Can't Buy It as Insider
Court Mistakenly Awarded Tenant Quadruple Damages for Rent Overcharge
Law Office Failure by Tenants' Attorney Excused by Court
Court Denies Class Action Status to Tenants Claiming Rent Overcharge Scheme
Rent-Controlled Tenant's Life Partner Gets Apartment
MCI Application Denied Based on Missing Annual Rent Registrations
MCI Application Reopened Based on Questions About Hazardous Violation Clearance
Triple Damages Applied to Post-HSTPA Overcharge Despite Refund Made While Complaint Pending
DHCR Reverses Service Inspection Finding and Reduces Tenant's Rent
Landlord's Useful Life Waiver Request Didn't Convince DHCR to Grant MCI Increase
Landlord Can't Restore Nonprimary Residence Case Marked Off Court Calendar Nine Years Earlier
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