May 2024
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Tenant's Grandson Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
Landlord Can Change from Gas to Electric Stoves in Rent-Stabilized Building
Landlord Can Recover Building's Last Rent-Stabilized Apartment and Demolish Building
Landlord Properly Calculated Legal Regulated Vacancy Rent for New Tenant Pre-HSTPA
DHCR Will Reconsider MCI Application Based on Backflow Prevention Device
No MCI Increase for Electric Range Stoves Since Group Work No Longer Eligible
DHCR Grants Waiver of Reasonable Cost Schedule for Landmark Building Windows
Son Gets Tenant's Rent-Stabilized Apartment
No New Overcharge Collected Since Prior Rent Overcharge Ruling
No Triple Damages in Overcharge Case in Light of Refund Made to Tenants
Landlord Improperly Discontinued Preferential Rent
Rent Overcharge Determined Using Sampling Method Default Formula
No Rent Fraud Found Where Landlord Believed Apartment Had Been Deregulated
Rent Reduction Order Must Result in Actual Rent Decrease Despite 0% Guideline
On-Time Rent Payment Clause Held Invalid, Doesn't Create Preferential Rent
MCI Increase Granted for New Roof, Pointing, and Exterior Restoration
Late-Filed MCI Application Accepted as Timely Under COVID-Era Executive Orders
Landlord Who Removed Lobby Space Must Reduce Rents by $50 per Month
DHCR Sets Rents at Levels Above Those Collected from Prior Landlord's Family
Appeals Court Upholds Adoption of ETPA in Village of Ossining
RPAPL Section 711 Amended to Clarify Definition of "Squatter"
New Property Tax Exemption Programs Added to Facilitate Affordable Housing Outside NYC
Homeless Shelter Resident Can Sue Prospective Landlord for Discrimination
Eviction Proceeding Dismissed After DHCR Grants Occupant Succession Rights
Tenant's Appeal of OTDA Denial of ERAP Application Must Be Filed in Albany County
Landlord Fails to Prove That Tenant's Pitbull Dog Created Nuisance
Landlord Didn't Comply with Williams Consent Decree
Landlord Failed to Comply with CARES Act
DHCR Rent Reduction for Air and Light Blocked by New Construction Was Irrational
Tenant Not Limited by FMRA Considerations for Rent History Review
Appeals Court Upholds DHCR's Denial of Landlord's Demolition Application
Appeals Court Upholds DHCR's Dismissal of Tenant's Rent Overcharge Complaint
Appeals Court Upholds DHCR's Application of HSTPA to MCI Application Pending on June 14, 2019
Building's C of O Didn't Reflect Conversion to Class A Multiple Dwelling
Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Tenants' Untimely Rent Overcharge Claim
Landlord Can Seek Lawful Rent Set Forth in Current Lease Where Last Registered Rent Is Lower
Landlord Can't Collect U&O While Ejectment Case Pending
Trial Needed to Determine Legal Rent Applicable to Successor Tenant Under DHCR Agreement
Landlord's Termination Notice Didn't Support Claimed Lease Violation
Tenant Presents No Proof Violation Wasn't Corrected After Landlord Certification
May 2024 Insights
