April 2016
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Approval of HUD Tenant Eviction Overturned on Appeal
30-Day Minimum Rentals Required for Landlord’s Residential Building
Tenant Claims Landlord Responsible for Bedbug Bite Injuries
Granddaughter Can't Get Tenant's Rent-Stabilized Apartment
DHCR Reasonably Found Landlord's IAI Documentation Sufficient
Landlord's Lease Nonrenewal Notice Wasn't Specific Enough
Co-op Can Evict Shareholder Tenant Whose Daughter Lived in Apartment Without Tenant
Nonpurchasing Month-to-Month Tenant Can Remain in Condo Under Martin Act
Trial Needed on Whether Occupant Was Nontraditional Family Member
Landlord Must Provide Specific Information to Tenant About Complaints
Court Dismisses Roommate's Claim of Illusory Tenancy
Tenant's Daughter Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
Loft Board Previously Ruled Apartment Wasn't Rent Regulated
Trial Needed on Landlord’s Claim of Airbnb Sublet Profiteering
Tenant's Sister Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Landlord Didn't File Initial Test Report for BPD
Vehicle Owner Not Responsible for Use of Van to Illegally Remove A/Cs
Landlord Fined $2,400 for False Statement on Alteration Application
DOB Can't Prove Landlord Violated Partial Vacate Order
Photograph Proves That Unsecured Boxes Came from Building Next Door
Tax Exemption Didn't Result in Rent Stabilization Coverage
DHCR Rejects Landlord’s Settlement with Former Tenants in Case Started by TPU
No Fraud Where Landlord Relied on Form RSC Provision
DHCR Can't Process High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation Proceeding If Tenant Moves Out
Luxury Deregulation Application Dismissed
Landlord Can Seek Ruling on Apartment’s Rent Stabilization Status
Landlord Loses Legal Rent Increase by Charging Less Than Legal Regulated Rent
Landlord Claims Building Exempt from Rent Stabilization
Landlord Didn't Know Apartment Was Rent Stabilized Under 421-a
Rent Reduction Order Resulted in Reduction of Vacancy and Guidelines Increases
Was Building Substantially Rehabilitated?
Gas Conversion Didn’t Qualify as MCI
Rent Restored Based on One DHCR Elevator Inspection
Tenants' Rents Reduced to $1 per Month Based on Utility Shut-Off
Landlord Didn't Notify Tenant That Apartment Was Again Habitable
Tenant Claims He's Rent-Controlled Based on Succession Claim
Apartment Had Smoke Damage and No Gas Service After Fire
Tenant's Girlfriend Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Landlord Can Collect Rent Increases Retroactively
Legal Rent of Apartment Owner Occupied on Base Date Set Using Comparable Rents
Landlord Submitted No Proof to Support Deregulation of Apartment
Nontraditional Family Member Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Three-Unit Building Was Part of HMD
Co-op Shareholder Tenant Gets 100 Percent Rent Abatement for Smoke Infiltration
Landlord Improperly Performed Self-Help Eviction Against Halfway House Resident
Landlord's Eviction Case Against Adult Home Resident Was Procedurally Defective
Estate Can't Seek Eviction of Family Member in Surrogate’s Court
Tenant Gets Limited Discovery Concerning Claimed Chemical Fume Condition
Court Vacates Eviction Warrant Against Tenant Who Paid Back Rent
Guarantor Responsible for Former Tenant's Unpaid Rent
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Repeated Noise, Fighting, and Threats
Tenant's Wife Claims Succession Rights After Tenant Agrees to Move Out
Prior Tenant, Who Transferred Apartment to Son, Remained Rent Stabilized or Had Pass-On Rights
Tenant's Son Can't Get Apartment That Tenant Didn’t Live In
Landlord Can't Get Attorney's Fees in Discontinued Case
New Landlord Must Allow Both Sides Access to Inspect Staircase in Trip-and-Fall Case
Landlord Can't Get Money Judgment Without Personal Delivery of Court Papers to Tenant
Landlord Failed to Plead Section 8 Status
Landlord Waited Too Long to Seek Eviction
