August 2003
Landlord Wants Tenant's Larger Apartment
Landlord Didn't File Form Needed for Rent-Controlled Tenant
Tenant Gets DHCR-Ordered Refund Amount in Court
Tenant Can Raise Lead Paint Claim in Nonpayment Case
Occupant Proved He Had Long-Term Relationship with Deceased Tenant
10-Day Notice to Cure Was Defective
Valid Lease Existed
Lease Named Corporate Tenant
Cost of Roof Bulkhead Work Included
DHCR Properly Allocated Pro Rata Share of Commercial Rent
Landlord Forgot to Add Vacancy Increase
Roof Being Repaired When Violation Issued
Landlord Wasn't Prevailing Party
Smoke Alarm Wasn't Working
Cardboard Box Not Placed in Plastic Recycling Bag
Lease Didn't Require 30-Day Notice for Nonpayment Case
Tenant Can't Vacate Default
Landlord Can't Charge Tenants for Providing Heat and Hot Water
Trial Required on Whether Landlord Started Case on Time
Landlord Claims Tenant Illegally Combined Two Apartments
HPD Already Made Finding on Occupant's Pass-On Claim
Hardship Increases Revoked Due to Failure to Maintain Services
Vibrating Boiler
No Increase for Quarry Tile Deck System
Landlord Proved Costs Related to Elevator Upgrade
Settlement Agreement Vacated After Landlord Renewed Tenant's Lease
Termination Notice for Section 8 Tenant Defective
Occupant of Rent-Controlled Apart-ment Bound by Jury Waiver Clause
Landlord Can't Make Repairs During Regular DHCR Inspection
Rent-Controlled Tenant Owes Back Rent
Landlord Must Continue Painting Inside the Closets of Rent-Controlled Apartment
DHCR Can Consider Non-Basement Apartments as Comparables
Tenant Didn't Give Landlord Prior Notice of Alleged Condition
Hearing Officer's Findings Don't Match Eviction Notice Charges
Tenant Violated Chronic Nonpayment Settlement Agreement
Prior Occupant Never Exercised Pass-On Rights
Top Court Strikes Down City's Lead Paint Law
Improvements Made After Fire Not Covered by Insurance
Occupant Didn't Prove Family Relationship with Tenant
Labor Costs Included
Recertification Process Delayed
Can Landlord Remove Pay Phone?
Landlord Can Charge First Rent for Former Super's Apartment
Broken and Discolored Tiles
Landlord Didn't Install Essential Appliances Until Midmonth
Occupant Proved Nontraditional Family Member Status
Tenant May Sublet Garage Space
Former Super Paid Rent
Landlord Misapplied Payments from Tenant
Employee of Prior Landlord Wasn't Temporarily Exempt from Rent Stabilization
Landlord Didn't Prove Building Had Fewer than Six Units
Tenant Owns House in Florida
Landlord Can't Charge Tenants for Cooking Gas
Tenant Can't Counterclaim for Overcharge Award Against New Landlord
Landlord Proved Proper Delivery of Court Papers
Fire Department Didn't Get Certificate of Correction on Time
Waterproofing Work Benefited Commercial Tenant
Two Combined Apartments Are Deregulated
Landlord Can't Recover Loft Unit
$32 Late Fee Is Reasonable
Super Reverts Back to Rent-Control Status After Employment Ends
Building Bought from City Is Covered
