August 2000
Failure to Paint Doesn't Block MBR Increase
DHCR to Decide Coverage Issue
Landlord Didn't Submit Cost Breakdown
Petition Didn't Mention Agreed-Upon Rent Abatement
Tenant-Caused Violations Don't Bar MCI Rent Hike
Rent Reduction Order Doesn't Apply to MCI Buildings
DHCR Had Restored Rent
Tenant's Guest Slipped on Doorway Mat
Tenant Must Pay Back Rent of $40,000
Tenant Didn't Waive Right to Claim Court Papers Not Properly Delivered
DHCR Must Pay Fees of $25,000 to Tenant
No Fees to Tenant After Landlord Discontinued Case
No Fees to Landlord in Nonpayment Case
Installation of Window Lintels Doesn't Qualify
Delay in One Case Didn't Apply to Second Case
Landlord Responsible for Tenant Installation of Locks
New Landlord Needn't Return Security Deposit Paid to Prior Landlord
Violation Notice Not Signed
Attorney's Fees to Landlord Upheld
Landlord Waived Right to Attorney at ECB Hearing
Access Not Provided to Asbestos Inspector
Landlord Can't Use Prior Nonrenewal Notice for Second Case
Landlord Not Liable for Apartment Fire
Landlord Didn't Fix Leak
Unit Deregulated
Landlord Covered Under Security Company's Policy
Landlord Performed Renovation Work Without Permit
Double Outlets Not Installed
Landlord Can Use Prior Termination Notice for Second Nonprimary Residence Case
Tenant Claims Loft Hearing Violated His Constitutional Rights
Checks Issued to Various Employees of Contractor
Landlord Can Vacate Consent Judgment
Employee's Apartment Exempt
No Back Rent for Months When No Lease Was in Effect
Landlord Didn't Prove New Closet Installed in Apartment
Tenants Filed Answer 45 Days Late
DHCR Violated Own Rules by Accepting Late Comparability Data
Tenant Violated Term of Probation
Recurrent Heating Problem
Landlord Had No Notice of Icy Condition
Tenant Wasn't First Rent-Stabilized Tenant
Nonrenewal Notice Misidentified Apartment
Cost of General Contractor Included
Effect of Order on First Rent-Stabilized Tenant
Landlord Treated Tenant's Mother as Cotenant
Landlord Submitted False Document
Landlord Missing Registrations
Landlord Can't Collect Retroactive Increase While PAR Is Pending
Tenant Claims Landlord Violated Sublet Clause in Lease
No Pass-on Rights to Roommate of Loft Tenant
Landlord Proved Improvement Costs
Pointing Done on Two Floors
Consultant's Fee Not Included
Landlord Can Use Apartment with Fewer Rooms as Comparable
Missing Annual Registration
Landlord's Witnesses Should Have Been Allowed to Testify at Hearing
Landlord Explained Delay in Project Completion
Landlord Can't Waive Right to Evict for Nonprimary Residence
Tenant Didn't Correct Unauthorized Alterations
Rent-Controlled Tenant's Son Lived in California Before Tenant's Death
Landlord Improved Parking Field
Landlord Sent Renewal Offer by Mistake
Landlord's Claim for Back Rent Is Stale
Tenant Can't Challenge Initial Registration
Tenant Lived in Apartment for over 20 Years
Installation of Sheet Rock and Wall Tiles Constituted Repairs
Landlord Can Conduct Pretrial Questioning
Work Not Related to Mailbox Installation
Court Can Decide Harassment Issue
Application Denied Because of Missing Registration
DHCR Must Consider Rent Listed in 1986 Registration
Installation Didn't Benefit Commercial Tenants
Judgment Against Tenant Vacated
Second Inspection Wasn't Needed
Tenant Not Covered by Rent Stabilization
