April 2009
Average Person Could Open Repaired Windows
Landlord Refused to Give Rear Door Keys to Disabled Tenant
Tenant Who Moved into Apartment in 1978 Not Rent Controlled
Tenant Violated Agreement to Refrain from Objectionable Conduct
Tenant Claims Her 99-Year Lease Still in Effect After Building Foreclosure
Landlord's Attorneys Sanctioned
Side Yard with Debris Didn't Belong to Landlord
Swimming Pool and Health Club Are Required Services
Positioning of Circuit Breaker Not Reduction of Required Service
Tenant Didn't Prove Discrimination by Landlord
Landlord Can't Collect Back Rent from Tenants' Successor
Two Long-Term Tenants Are Rent Controlled
Landlord Offered Untimely Renewal Lease
Landlords Who Get J-51 Benefits Must Accept Section 8 Vouchers
Was Substantial Rehab Completed After Jan. 1, 1974?
Landlord Can Restore Case Marked Off Calendar
Landlord Had No Duty to Install Radiator Covers
ADHD Excuses Failure to Answer Deregulation Petition
J-51 Status Questioned in Deregulation Case
DHCR Denial of Tenant's Housing Application Upheld
Nassau County Didn't Preserve Evidence in Lawsuit
HUD HODAG Apartments Are Rent Stabilized
Noise from Upstairs Apartment Is Minor Condition
Long-Term Tenant Proves She's Rent Controlled
Tenant Can Be Evicted for Repeated Loud Noise
Landlord Didn't Create Illegal SRO Units
Very Low Rent Not "Unique and Peculiar Circumstance"
Procedure for HPD Action Governed by CPLR, Not RPAPL
DA Can't Veto Settlement of Illegal Use Eviction Proceeding
Landlord Can Discontinue Preferential Rent
Tenant Owed Rent Charged Under Renewal Leases
Landlord Can Reduce Tenants' Apartment Space
Landlord Permitted Unauthorized Construction Activity
Landlord Didn't Keep Sidewalk Clean
NYCHA Can Evict Tenant for Possession of Illegal Drugs
No MCI Rent Hike for Tenants with Defective Windows
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Elevator Upgrades
Landlord Falsely Certified Correction of Violation
Partial Resurfacing Didn't Qualify as MCI
Bedbugs Found in Tenant's Apartment
Landlord Accepted Rent from Tenant's Daughter
No Attorney's Fees for Landlord When Tenant Paid Before Trial
Tenants Get Attorney's Fees After Landlord Abandons Case
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Stipulation
DHCR Already Decided Tenant's Son Had No Pass-On Rights
Tenant's Son Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
New Trial Needed on Source of Leak into Tenant's Apartment
Four-Year TIme Limit Applies to Rent Freeze
Landlord Not Responsible for Scalding Hot Water That Killed Tenant
Tenants Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Replacement Cabinet Not Comparable to Old Kitchen Cabinet
Father-in-Law Can Evict Daughter-in-Law as Licensee
Tenants Get 12% Rent Abatement for Bedbugs
Tenant Claims Landlord Removed Backyard Service
Landlord Can't Compel Disclosure of SCRIE Records
Former Loft Tenants Should Be Notified of Landlord's Loft Board Application
Four-Year Limit on Overcharge Resulting from DHCR's 1994 Rent Freeze
Deregulated J-51 Tenants Can Pursue High-Rent Vacancy Increase Claim
Rent-Stabilized Tenant with Disabled Son Can't Remain in Apartment
Landlord May Be Responsible for Sidewalk Defect
