April 2000
Rent Demand Not Defective Despite Mistaken Air Conditioner Charge
Tenant Wants to Add Name of Common-Law Wife to Renewal Lease
Landlord Bound by Prior Agreement
Landlord Accepted Rent Checks from DSS
Tenant Claims Landlord Agreed to Use of Two Apartments
Tenant Violated Settlement Agreement
Building Department Found No Elevator Defects
No Triple Damages for Minimal Overcharge
Apartment Vacant on Base Date
Landlord Submitted Proof of Registration
Apartment Occupied by Super on Base Date
Window Installation Not Piecemeal
Tenant Didn't Sign Offered Renewal Lease
Landlord Didn't Submit Documentation for Increase
Tenant Must Start Separate Case to Get Back Possession
No Proof that Lease Had Attorney's Fees Clause
Child Fell While Climbing Fence
Landlord Can Enforce Judgment Despite Tenant's Bankruptcy
Rebuilt Stairway
Tenant Overcharged Rent on Three-Month Sublet
Case Had No Prevailing Party
Termination Notice Was Defective
Twice per Day Cleaning Not Enough
Boiler Room Illegally Converted to Apartment
Tenant Wasn't Prevailing Party
Tenant Gets Fees for Case to Enforce DHCR Order
Tenant Claims Occupant Is Roommate
Mentally Disabled Tenant Must Be Restored to Possession
$25 Monthly Rent Cut for Removal of Storage Bins
Landlord Didn't Store Recyclables
Tenant Claims Pet Needed Because of Disability
Landlord Jailed for Not Complying with Court Order
Landlord Renewed Fuel Oil Storage Permit by Paying Fee to DOF
Landlord Not Liable for Dog Bite
Back Rent Owed Exceeds Overcharge Amount
No Hazardous Violations in Building
Rent Restoration Took Effect Before Date of MCI Order
Vacancy Lease Rent Was over $2,000
DRA Used Wrong MCR to Calculate Rent
Landlord Can Collect Surcharge for Replacement Air Conditioner
Landlord Can Replace Enamel Sink with Metal One
Windows Not Replaced Building-Wide
Landlord Must Repay SCRIE Tax Abatement
Repairs Not Done in Workmanlike Manner
Tenant Partially Evicted
Replacement of Copper Water Pipes
New Landlord Liable
Landlord Sent Nonrenewal Notice on Time
Lease Had Jury Waiver Clause
Tenant Illegally Sublet Portion of Apartment
Application Didn't Meet Useful Life Requirements
Tenants Entitled to Return of Deposit
Trial Required
Landlord Can't Collect Retroactive Rent Increases After Filing Late Registration
Landlord Can't Use Small Claims Court to Get Total Rent of over $3,000
Tenant Vacated Before Lease Ended
Computer Printout of Payment Records Allowed Into Evidence
Landlord Needn't Send Copy of Court Papers to DHCR
Four-Year Rule Applies Despite DHCR Delay
Landlord Proved Cash Payments Made to Contractor
Pointing Work Performed on Facade Only
Landlord Gets $2,000 in Rent Owed
Landlord Collected Overcharge from Section 8 Tenant
Landlord Not Given Chance to Submit Updated Building Registration
Tenant Didn't Remove Illegal Subtenant
Landlord Didn't Refund Overcharge to Tenant While Case Was Pending
Tenant's Daughter Lived in Different Apartment
Landlord Not Entitled to Collect Vacancy Allowance
Landlord Started Case Within Two Months of Learning About Tenant's Dog
Civil Court Can't Decide Case
Landlord Can't Charge Vacancy Increase for Putting Sister's Name on Renewal Lease
Effective Date of J-51 Tax Abatement Offset
Tenant Can Claim Retaliatory Eviction in Nonpayment Case
Leaking Ceiling
Tenant Claims Landlord Not Entitled to Bring Case
