April 2005
Contractor Affidavit Signed Before Work Completed
New Outlets Not Needed in All Apartments
Tenant's Rent Default Excused
Cost of Kitchen Sinks Included
Tenant Claims Rent Stated Is Improper
Landlord Waived Right to Collect Air Conditioner Surcharge
Preferential Rent Subject to Rent Freeze
Cost of Concrete Slabs Included
Five Floods from Tenant's Apartment in 18 Months
Trip and Fall on Raised Linoleum
Tenant Class Action Challenge to MCI Rent Hike Barred
Employee Not Terminated for Discriminatory Reason
Consulting Fees Included
Tenant's Family Claimed Lack of Smoke Detector Caused Deaths
Deceased Tenant's Daughter Was Licensee
Tenant Entitled to Garage Parking Space
Cost of Filing Fees Disallowed
Landlord Can Stop Rent-Controlled Tenant from Rent Gouging
Increase Granted for Air Conditioner Chiller Unit
New Air Conditioning System
Landlord Discontinued Laundry Facilities and Use of Backyard
Court Upholds Surcharge for Not Installing Water Meter
Recurring Objectionable Conduct May Qualify as Nuisance
Tenant Filed Complaint About Specific Item
Tenant Questions Landlord's Right to Demand Social Security Number
New Landlord Not Liable for Assault on Tenant
Apartment Not Destabilized After J-51 Benefits Ended
Tenant Paid for Own Heat and Hot Water
Blistered and Water Stained Walls
Mailbox Removed
Internal Rewiring
Cost of Sheetrock Included
DHCR Can't Decide Satellite Dish Issue
Landlord Didn't Follow Proper Termination Procedure for Section 8 Tenant
Landlord Can Increase Amount of Deposit When Preferential Rent Ends
Setting First Rent for Former Super
Renovation Made to ‘Unsafe' Building
Four-Year Time Limit Applies to Fraud Claims
Offering Preferential Rent with One-Year Renewal Only
Electronic Access to Tenants' Checking Accounts
Settlement Agreement with Section 8 Tenant Vacated
Five Discolored Floor Tiles
Tenant Notified Landlord of Mold Condition
Landlord Replaced Windows as Apartments Became Vacant
Tenant Restored to Possession After Fire
Plumbing Work
Landlord Didn't Prove Apartment Used for Illegal Purpose
Abatement Ordered for Bedbugs and Uninhabitable Bathroom
Pool Service Eliminated
Hearing on Delivery of Papers Required
Occupant Proved Family-Type Relationship with Tenant
Tenant Can't Vacate Default
Tenant Exempt from MCI Rent Hike
ECB Violations Improperly Issued
Rent Set After Building Deconverted from Cooperative Ownership
Tenant's Son Gets Apartment in Senior Building
New Carpeting in Common Areas
Landlord Proved Forms Were Filed on Time
Drugs Sold from Tenant's Apartment
Useful Life of Balconies and Breezeways Expired
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Defective Toilet
Subtenant Can't Vacate Judgment
Super Moved to Different Building Managed by Same Agent
Tenant's Son Attended College During Two-Year Period
