August 2009
Invalid C of O Bars Collection of Rent
Landlord Illegally Added SRO Units to Two-Family House
Landlord Didn't Own Building at Time of Violation
Husband Can't Evict Ex-Wife from Apartment
GAL Overstepped Authority by Agreeing Tenant Would Move Out
Mentally Ill NYCHA Tenant Can't Be Evicted for Underreporting Income
Warrant Wasn't Amended to Name New Landlord
Landlord Falsely Certified Correction of Lead Paint Violations
Landlord Can't Charge Market Rent After Eight-Year Vacancy
Landlord Proved Cost of Individual Apartment Improvements
Occupant Can Maintain Pass-On Rights Claim in Illegal Sublet Case
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Rewiring
DHCR Grants Rent Hike Despite Missing 1984-85 MBR Order
Tenant Can't Use Mold Condition as Defense to Nonpayment
Landlord Didn't Allow Extra Time for Mailing Notice to Cure
Must Preferential Rent Agreement Continue?
Tenant Loses Security Deposit
Eviction Case Dismissed Based on Landlord's Misrepresentation
Late Registrations Filed While Complaint Was Pending
Three-Year Gap Between Notice of Objectionable Conduct and Termination Notice
Landlord Can Discontinue Temporary Preferential Rent Agreement
Income of Tenant's Live-In Doctor Included in Deregulation Application
Landlord Didn't Properly Identify Apartment in Court Papers
Landlords Must Accept Section 8 Vouchers from Current Tenants
Stairwell Water Marks Didn't Prove Roof Leak
Tenant Didn't Prove He Kept Dog Without Objection
Tenant Who Breaks Illegal Lease Gets Security Deposit Refund
Tenant Went to California to Help Aging Parents
Tenant's Answer Stricken for Failure to Answer Pretrial Questioning
Same-Sex Partner Can Block Production of Tenant's Medical Records at Trial
Landlord Didn't Post Warning Signs
Tenant Didn't Actually Complain of Rent Overcharge
Tenant's Drug Activity No Excuse for Landlord's Noncompliance with Repair Agreement
Landlord Can't Rely on Facts of Old Settlement in New Case
Building Super Authorized Removal of Recyclable Metal Bed Frame
Insufficient Extermination Efforts Bar Rent Restoration
Tenant Evicted for Counterfeiting Activity in Apartment
Useful Life of Prior Pointing and Waterproofing Hadn't Expired
No Triple Damages for Overcharge Based on Failure to Register
Text Messages Help Prove Signed Lease Existed
Landlord Can Evict Former Super
Landlord Has Duty to Regulate Hot Water Temperature
Landlord Fined for Debris in Front Yard
Agreement to Deregulate Apartment Void
Landlord Seeks Rent Hike for Rent-Controlled Apartment
Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Fall in Stairwell
Landlord Can Seek Eviction of Nonpurchasing HDFC Tenants
DHCR Should Have Considered Proof of Substantial Rehab
Co-op Owner Had Knowledge of Tenant's Dog
Landlord Can't Collect Rent When Tenant Breaks Lease
Tenant Can Conduct Pretrial Questioning
Landlord Could Discontinue Preferential Rent
Tenant Had No Lease on Base Date
No MCI Rent Hike for Spot Pointing
Managing Agent Responsible for Water Leak Damage
Landlord Restored Security Guard Service
Tenants Get Rent Reduction for Removal of Courtyard
Landlord Didn't Waive Tenancy Termination by Accepting Rent
No Attorney's Fees for Landlord Under Terms of Lease
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees in Case Dismissed on Technicality
