August 1997
Tenant Owns Home in Massachusetts
Landlord Can't Collect 'Key Deposit'
Tenant Claims Retaliatory Eviction
Tenant's Nurse Not Entitled to Apartment
Tenant Gets Chance to Remove Dog
Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Tenant Not Incompetent
Use and Occupancy Can Stay in Escrow Fund
Tenant's Conduct Didn't Amount to Nuisance
Violation Corrected Before Hearing Date
Garage Services Modified
Landlord Can Seek Nonpurchasing Tenant's Eviction
Windows Difficult to Close
Apartment Not Vacancy Decontrolled
Landlord Must Return Tenant's Deposit
Landlord Can Amend Petition
Tenant May Get Fees from DHCR
DOB Revoked Boiler Permit
Landlord Didn't Renew Permit for Fuel Oil Storage
Landlord Not Liable for Fall When Tenant Scaled Down Building
Super Didn't Have Certificate of Fitness for Handling Oil Burner
Violation Corrected After Deadline
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant from Illegal Basement Apartment
Tenant Fell Down Stairs in Building
Trial Required on Landlord's Lease Violation Claims
Tenant Can't Get Further Delay of Trial
20-Year Relationship Wasn't Enough for Pass-On Rights
Triple Damages Awarded
Cracked Driveway
New Landlord Not Liable
Tenant Breached Stipulation by Not Paying Rent on Time
Minor Violation of Stipulation
Landlord Delivered Rent Demand Notice Improperly
Increase Granted for Painting Done as Part of Wall Reconstruction
No Rent Abatement for Low-Flush Toilet
Improvement Increase Applied to Second Tenant to Occupy Apartment Under Same Guidelines Order
Asbestos Testing and Removal Don't Qualify
Later Base Date for Rooming House
Hearing Needed to Decide if Sanctions Should Be Imposed
Landlord Didn't Accept Occupant as Tenant
Landlord Needed New Attorney
New Landlord Didn't File PAR on Time
Tenant Didn't Vacate Apartment
Tenant Didn't Comply with Stipulation
Tenant's Son Not Bound by Agreement
Landlord's Nonrenewal Notice Not Defective
Landlord Could Maintain Proceeding
Tenant Claims Landlord Didn't Credit Rent Payment
Landlord Didn't Pay Emergency Repair Bill
Nonworking Fireplace
Tenant Illegally Evicted
Tenant Can Vacate Warrant Based on Improper Termination Notice
Tenant's Son Gets Pass-On Rights to Public Housing Apartment
Tenant Can Challenge Older Rent Increases
Landlord Not Required to Send Deregulation Petition to Occupants
Trial Required on Tenant's Claim
Tenant Didn't Complain About Door Lock
Tenant Doesn't Have Specific Parking Spot
Rent Frozen Due to Failure to Register
Replacement Refrigerator Smaller Than Original
Missing Mirrors
Eviction Delayed to Give Tenant Chance to Pay Back Rent Owed
Court Defers to DHCR
Tenant Acknowledged Receipt of DC-2 Notice
Landlord Didn't Discriminate by Not Allowing Tenant to Have Pet
Case Settled in Court
