August 2007
Landlord Must Restore Intercom Directory
Pointing Insufficient
Landlord's Widow Can Enforce Settlement Stipulation
Apartment Was Owner-Occupied on Base Date
Wife Can't Get Reimbursement for Rent Payments From Husband
Tenant's Recycling Violation Revoked
Elderly Tenant Excused for Not Answering Deregulation Notice
Landlord Claims Apartment Is Deregulated
Landlord Agreed to Renew Lease by Accepting Rent from Tenant
Landlord Must Give Tenant Renewal Lease
Landlord Not Notified Violations Were for Second Offense
Tenant Authorized Apartment Search that Led to Man's Arrest
Landlord Had No Permit for Rooftop Air Conditioning Unit
Rent Charged Tenant Was Legal Regulated Rent
Japanese-Speaking Tenant Didn't Answer Deregulation Notice
Two Adjoining Buildings Are Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Rent Restored When Apartment Made Habitable After Fire
Violation Notice Properly Delivered to Landlord
Tenant Challenges Claimed Apartment Improvement Costs
No Requirement to Heat Outdoor Terrace
Base Date Rent Is Rent Collected, Not Rent Registered
Landlord Responsible for Sidewalk Defect
Tenant's Prior Settlement Agreement Was Valid
Tenant Who Caused Gas Explosion Responsible for Damage
Tenant Entitled to Covered Parking Space
Landlord Can Collect Air Conditioner Surcharge
Landlord Fined for Holes in Brickwork and Stucco
Laundry Service Provided by Independent Contractor
Landlord Must Correct Parking Lease Renewal
Peeling Paint on Bulkhead Is De Minimis Condition
Renewal Lease Offer Improperly Delivered
Landlord Didn't Get Order of Eligibility to Increase Rent
Tenant Never Received DHCR Notice
Too Many Violations Prevent MBR Increase
No Proof Illegal Rooms Existed When Landlord Bought Building
Fire in Tenant's Apartment Caused by Cigarettes
DHCR Can Set Legal Rent When Determining Rent Control Coverage
Building Entrance Steps Defective
No Rent Hike for Sidewalk Bridge Provided at No Cost
Landlord's Notice for Ejectment Defective
Rent-Controlled Apartments Misidentified as Rent Stabilized
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
No Proof Tenant Responded to Deregulation Application
Lobby Work Was Repairs, Not MCI
Tenant's Home Care Attendant Falls in Building
Tenants Agreed Landlord Could Modify Security Service
No Rent Overcharge for Tenant's Suspended Section 8 Subsidy
Lease Expiration Insufficient Reason to Evict HDFC Tenant
Group Home Resident Locked Out After Waiving Eviction Proceedings
Tenant's Disability No Bar to Rent Restoration
One Inspection Sufficient to Find Extermination Services Restored
Exposed Electrical Wiring Condition Corrected
New Landlord Must Credit Tenant for Security Deposit
Safety Issue Not Raised in Tenant's Complaint
Rent-Impairing Violation Not Cured During 2004-05 MBR Cycle
Landlord Didn't Dispose of Asbestos-Containing Material Properly
Residential Tenant Can't Get 'Yellowstone' Injunction
Building Illegally Converted Not Subject to Rent Stabilization
DRA Incorrectly Ruled Tenant Was Rent Controlled
Landlords Can't Opt Out of Section 8 Voucher Program
Occupant Who Had Permission to Live with Tenant Wasn't Squatter
Tenants' Objections to Electrical Conversion Application Untimely
Tenant Didn't Receive Notice of Deregulation Application
DHCR Default Method Calculation Correct
Tenant Claims Sale of Housing Court Data Is Harmful
Application of Prior Rent Reduction Order Not Barred by Four-Year Rule
New Key Card System Doesn't Reduce Services
Landlord Billed Tenant for MCI Rent Hike in Timely Manner
