April 2018
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Tenant's Grandson Can't Get Mitchell-Lama Apartment
Rent-Controlled Tenant's Daughter Gets Apartment
Landlord Didn't Correctly Itemize Claimed Damage by Tenant
Landlord's Eviction Case Against Unregulated Tenant Wasn't Retaliatory
Landlord Who Lost Eviction Case Must Pay Damages to Tenant
Landlord Properly Evicted Tenant for Default Under Court Agreement
Building Has More Units Than Approved on C of O
Tenant in Low-Income Housing Program Didn't Recertify Income
Tenants Don't Qualify for Class Action
Residency Agreement for Occupant in Rehab Program Wasn't a Lease
Tenant Moved in While Rent Reduction Order Was in Effect
Landlord Can't Prove How Apartment Became Deregulated
Nontraditional Family Member Gets Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Apartment
Hotel Tenant in Occupancy at Least Six Months Is Rent Stabilized
HPD Improperly Issued Certificate of Eviction Against Mitchell-Lama Tenant
Landlord Fined for Doing Plumbing and Electrical Work Without Permit
Mayor's Office Didn't Prove Landlord Advertised for Unlawful Short-Term Rentals
Landlord Fined $1,000 for Advertising Short-Term Rental on Airbnb
Landlord Fined $5,000 for Unlawful Short-Term Rental of Apartment
New Landlord Fined $2,600 for Not Getting Boiler Gas Line Tested or Certified
MCI Rent Hike Granted After "C" Violations Cleared
Elevator Upgrade Without Installation of New Selector Doesn't Qualify as MCI
Landlord's Refiled MCI Application Was Untimely
Landlord's Rewiring Work Qualified as MCI
Apartment Deregulated Due to Tenant's Default
DHCR Mistakenly Found That Building Received J-51 Tax Benefits
Vacancy Rent Exceeded Deregulation Threshold
Landlord Didn't Prove Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated
Tenant Moved into New Building for Landlord's Benefit
DHCR Denies Landlord's Demolition Application
Landlord Must Add Tenant's Same-Sex Spouse to Lease
Tenant Didn't Keep Appointment for DHCR No-Access Inspection
Landlord Didn't Prove Apartment Was Permanently Exempt from Stabilization
Rent Restored After Landlord Gets Approval for Modification of Intercom
No Fraud and No Overcharge Found in Case Involving J-51 Building
Triple Damages Applied Where No Proof Landlord Sent Tenant Refund
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Wife Gets Apartment
Apartment Improperly Deregulated Under J-51
Tenant's Legal Rent Reduced to Preferential Rent
No Fraud and No Rent Overcharge in Case Involving Preferential Rent
Tenant's Rent Frozen at Base Date Rent
Triple Damages Applied Despite Refund
Preferential Rent Charged to First Tenant in 421-a Building Is Legal Base Rent
Tenant Deregulated Since Prior Tenant's Rent Was More Than $2,000 in 2008
DHCR Must Re-examine Whether Apartment Was Properly Deregulated
Nonpayment Case Delayed While DHCR Decides Tenant's Overcharge Claim
10 Illegally Rented Rooms in Two-Family House Are Rent Stabilized
Tenant's Grandson Was First, Not Second, Successor Tenant
Notice to Cure Didn't State What Lease Provisions Were Violated
Landlord's Proof of IAIs Doesn't Support High-Rent Vacancy Deregulation
Landlord Illegally Evicted Tenant While Tenant Was in Prison
Single Incident Not Sufficient to Show Course of Objectionable Conduct
Tenants Entitled to Costs from NYCHA for Overlapping Nonpayment Proceedings
Submetered Electric Charges Improperly Included in Rent Demand
Court Won't Appoint Monitor for NYCHA Tenants Seeking Lead Paint Remediation
Rent Discount Included Unenforceable Late Charge
Landlord Can't Sue Tenants for Rent Where Building Lacked C of O
Landlord Sufficiently Described Apartment's Regulatory Status in Court Papers
Landlord Must Produce Pre-Base Date Records
Court Quashes Landlord's Trial Subpoenas
