April 2020
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Court Vacates Default Judgment Against Section 8 Tenant
Did Landlord's Failure to Fix Shower Rod Bracket Cause Tenant's Slip and Fall?
Tenant Never Gave Landlord Notice of Lead-Paint Condition Claim
Did Rent-Controlled Tenants Waive Rights When They Agreed to Relocate?
Court Issues Administrative Order to Limit Court Processing to Essential Matters
Mental Health Program's Eviction Case Against Subtenant Dismissed
Landlord Withheld "Move-Out Fee" from Security Deposit
Airbnb Records of Uncompleted Reservations Must Be Given to NYC
Successor Tenant Not Entitled to Attorney's Fees
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Son Gets Apartment
60-Day Termination Notice Required to End Month-to-Month Tenancy
Super's Wife Who Isn't a Tenant Can't Claim Protection from Eviction as Domestic Violence Victim
Temporary Receiver Appointed to Operate Landlord's Buildings
Landlord Can't Claim Tenant Paid Preferential Rent Without Proof
Court Approves Settlement of Class Action Claim for Habitability Issues
Tenant's Harassment Claim Dismissed
Shareholder Gets Damages for Co-op Board's Bad Faith Failure to Approve Sale
Landlord Failed to Specify Lease Provision Violated
Shareholder Tenant Began Renovating Apartment Without Prior Approval
Tenants Must Vacate Unsafe Building Due to COVID-19 Concerns
Several Fire Incidents Within 24 Hours Doesn't Prove Tenant Nuisance
Court Grants Discovery for Rent Overcharge Claim Going Back to 1984
Landlord Failed to Document IAI Rent Increases
Eviction Case Reopened for Tenant's Daughter Claiming Succession Rights
Daughter's Settlement Vacated So She Can Make Succession Claim
Court Affirms Tenants’ Choice of Forum for Rent Overcharge Claims
Court Strikes HSTPA's Retroactive Application in Overcharge Cases
COVID Crisis Slows the Courts and DHCR
HPD Has No Standing Under HMC to Sue Landlord for Harassment
