April 2011
MCI Rent Hike Granted for HVAC Heating/Cooling System
Tenant Who Sold Crystal Meth Didn't Commit Nuisance
Landlord Must File Holdover Proceeding Under HUD Regs
No Renewal Lease Required After Tenant Agrees to Relocate
Owner Can't Evict 20-Year Occupant Who Became Successor Tenant
No Additional Rent Reduction After Rents Permanently Reduced
DHCR Miscalculated Fuel Cost Adjustment
Commercial Building Was a Dwelling for Purposes of Burglary Charge
Tenant Put Out Recyclables on Wrong Day
RGB Can Set Alternative Guideline Increases for Low-Rent Apartments
Court-Ordered Rent Abatement Was for Different Conditions
DHCR Issues New Schedule of Rent Reductions for Electrical Conversions
Landlord Not Responsible for Trip and Fall from Elevator
NYCHA Can't Evict Ill Tenant for Son's Criminal Activity
Hardship Rent Increases Denied
Mold Condition Corrected
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Overcharged Roommate
$110,000 Overcharge Finding Revoked
Former Landlord, Now Tenant, Seeks Option to Lease Other Apartment
Trial Required in Unauthorized Sublet Case
Tenant Refuses to Relocate Due to Building Renovation
No MCI Rent Hike for Insufficient Pointing and Waterproofing
No Disability Discrimination Based on Section 8 Refusal
Tenant Loses Claim for Property Damage Caused by Bedbugs
Tenant Let Criminal Son Return to Apartment
Neither Side Gets Attorney's Fees
Landlord Responsible for Prior Landlord's Illegal Conversion
Rent Stabilization Law Is Constitutional
Doorman Suspended for Bringing Bedbugs into Building
Social Service Agency's Termination Notice Defective
Evicted Tenants Can't Seek Reconsideration via Civil Rights Claim
Useful Life of Vinyl Windows Expired After 15 Years
Subtenant Claims Illusory Tenancy
Landlord Not Responsible for Attack by Tenant's Pit Bull
No MCI Rent Hike for Leaking Roof
Deregulation Ruling Can't Be Reversed Based on Later, Lower Income
Apartment Uninhabitable After Boiler Explosion
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant for Chronic Nonpayment
Landlord Applied Too Late for Loft Legalization Extension
Tenant's Section 8 Subsidy Improperly Terminated
Tenant Waited Too Long to Claim Illegal Lockout
Landlord Didn't Maintain Three Elevators in 33-Story Building
Wife's Agreement to Move Out Vacated by Court
Tenant's Family Member Didn't Prove Succession Rights
NYCHA Default Ruling Against Tenant Set Aside
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant for Operating Day Care Service
Landlord Can Evict Building Super
Tenant Who Missed NYCHA Hearing Had No Excusable Default
No Rent Reduction Where Court Already Gave Tenant Abatement
Tenants Seek Refund of Security Deposit
Landlord Added Seven Illegal SRO Units to Cellar
Landlord Not Responsible for Slip and Fall
No MCI Rent Hike for Heat Timer
Landlord Restored Modified Intercom System
Deregulation Forms Contained Harmless Errors
Landlord Claims Illegal Activity at Apartment
Landlord Improperly Settled Nonpayment Case
Landlord Not Responsible for Mattress Fire
Landlord Fined for Adding Test Tee to Water Meter
Tenant's Son Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Landlord Fined for Leaving Loose Cardboard at Curb
