April 2004
Landlord Required Tenant to Sign Commercial Lease
Tenants Allowed to Join in PAR
Court Papers Delivered to Tenant's Housekeeper
DHCR Must Decide Improvement Rent Increase Challenge
Landlord Can Evict Bankrupt Tenant
Landlord Didn't Prove Tenant Owned Refrigerator
Daughter Didn't Get Prior Notice of Termination Hearing
Landlord Responsible for Injuries Caused by Fire
Tenant Overcharged Roommates
Default Formula Used to Set Legal Rent
Tenant Didn't Prove Door Was Defective
Pointing and Masonry Work Didn't Qualify
DHCR Improperly Reverified Tenant's Income
New Intercom System Is Adequate Substitute
Landlord Didn't Prove Substantial Rehabilitation
Defective Air Conditioner
House Converted to SROs
Tenant Gets Fees for Illegal Alteration Case
Landlord Complied with Order of Correction
Cleaning Every Other Day Not Enough
Landlord Followed Directions of DOS Foreman
No Prejudgment Interest to Landlord in Nonpayment Case
Replacement Refrigerator Offered
Two Combined Apartments Deregulated
Landlord Accepted Renewal Lease After Warrant Issued
Tenant Installed Satellite Dish on Roof Without Landlord's OK
Tenant Refused to Allow Painting of Bathroom Ceiling
Landlord Didn't Use Reserve Fund Monies to Pay for Improvements
Tenant's Daughter and Grandson Lived in Apartment While Tenant Was in Jail
Landlord Proved Tenant Broke Hot-Water Valve
DHCR Won't Consider Comparability Data Submitted on Appeal
Landlord Knew About Balcony Extension
Trial Required on Effect of Settlement Agreement
Super's Work Performed Outside Normal Duties
Tenant Can't Vacate Warrant
Building Bought at Judicial Sale
EPTA Covers Former Mitchell-Lama Building
Guarantor Didn't Sign Renewal Lease
Landlord Not Liable for Slip and Fall
Hotel Apartment Occupant Is Entitled to Rent-Stabilized Lease
DHCR Improperly Refused to Consider Leases Submitted on Appeal
Building Kept Clean
Certificate of Occupancy Invalidated
Landlord Sent Renewal Offer to Improper Address
Tenant Ordered to Sign Retroactive Renewal Lease
Four-Year Rule Applies
Tenant Didn't Submit Answer to Deregulation Application on Time
Defective Refrigerator
Temporary Condition Caused by Construction at Building
Tenant Refused Access to Landlord at DHCR Inspection
Tenant Didn't Sign Off on Work Order
Landlord Harassed Loft Tenants
Landlord Claims Tenant Denied Access to Fix Water Leaks
Amount of Abatement Increased
Cracked Patio
Heating Claims Limited to One Season
Pointing Done Building Wide
Tenant Can't Vacate Oral Settlement Agreement
Landlord Must Try to Rerent Abandoned Apartment
Wear-and-Tear Exclusion Applies to Gas Leak
New Hearing Required on Whether Loft Was Abandoned
Tenant's Security Gate Prevented Landlord from Making Repairs
Landlord Must Renew Lease
Landlord Proved Rent Due
