April 1998
Landlord Could Bring Case
Tenant Submitted Late Answer to Deregulation Application
Tenant's Son Sold Drugs in Lobby
Landlord Can Question Tenant Before Trial
Tenant Gets Four Years to Pay Back Rent Owed
Managing Agent Liable for Overcharges Resulting from Fair Market Rent Appeal
Termination Notice to HUD Tenant Defective
Landlord Accepted Rent After Sending Termination Notice
Crowbar Thrown from Rooftop
Estate of Tenant's Deceased Husband Not Included in Lawsuit
Follow-Up Mailings Not Made to Corporate Landlord
Tenant Didn't Pay Final Month's Rent
Four-Times-a-Day Cleaning Was Reasonable
Tenant Claims Broken Lock Caused Injuries
Deregulation Rider Invalid
Two Violations Within Two Hours
Award of $717,000 for Lead Poisoning Upheld
Did Landlord Have Notice of Defective Bannister?
Tenant Struck on Head by Unhinged Bathroom Door
Landlord Didn't Prove Purchased Equipment Was Installed
Landlord Gets Use and Occupancy
Case Dismissed for Failure to Prosecute
Tenant Checked Wrong Box
Apartment Vacant Within Four-Year Period
Isolated Stains on Public Area Carpets
Landlord Proved Hand-Delivery of DC-2 Notice
Apartment Rent Registered Retroactively
Tenant Was Nonprimary Resident When Sister Moved In
Hairline Crack in Bedroom Ceiling
Landlord Didn't Prove DC-2 Notice Given to Tenants
Tenant Can't Challenge Broker's Fee for Deregulated Apartment
Deceased Occupant's Income Properly Not Included
Reasonable Costs Allowed for Improvements
No Proof that Assailant Was Intruder
Inspector's Report Inconclusive
Unspecific Cleaning Schedule
Eviction Delayed Pending Tenant's Discrimination Claim
Occupant Had Mother/Son Relationship with Tenant
New Landlord Liable
No Substantial Rehabilitation Since Work Not Done on Upper Floors
Landlord Accepted Rent Checks from Occupant
Apartment Not Exempt for 10 Years
DHCR Can't Reconsider Case Based on New Memo
Landlord Used Wrong Name in Petition
Landlord Had Notice of Lead Paint Condition
New Landlord Bound by Receiver's Agreement
Corporate Income Not Considered in Deregulation Application
Landlord Didn't File PAR on Time
No 1/40th Increase for Window Guards
Tenant Must Pay for Removing Appliances
Tenants Claim They Didn't Get Copy of Lease
Eligibility Date for SCRIE Benefits
Landlord Can't Deduct Full Price of Chairs
Petition Stated Incorrect Address
No Specific Facts in Nonrenewal Notice
RR-1 Form Was Valid Despite Misstatement As to Rent Charged
Tenant Denied Access for Repairs
No Proof of Whether Building Was Multiple Dwelling
Building Not Occupied by Single Family
Occupant Didn't Pay Use and Occupancy
New Landlord Not Liable Under Terms of Contract of Sale
Tenant Gets Fees in Nonpayment Case
Landlord Can Bring Case Despite Prior Agreement
Apartment Used for Illegal Business
DHCR to Decide if Garden Was Required Service
Tenant Replaced 27-Year-Old Stove
Buyer at Foreclosure Not Liable for Past Overcharges
Tenant Claims Attackers Were Intruders
Good-Faith Refund Offer Not Made
