August 2010
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Objectionable Conduct
Correct Room Count Applied to Tenant's Apartment
Bathroom Vent Exhaust Not Working Properly
Bed Bugs Found in Tenant's Apartment
No Attorney's Fees for Landlord in Discontinued HP Proceeding
Landlord Illegally Converted Doctor's Office to Apartment
Tenant Violated Court Agreement to Cure Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Four-Year Rule Applies Based on Prior Rent Reduction Order
Tenant's Son Didn't Prove He Lived in Apartment
Landlord Doesn't Have to Give Tenant Witness List
Recyclable Paper Mixed with Other Trash
Unregulated Tenants in J-51 Building Can Sue for Rent Overcharge
New Toilets Installed Building-Wide
Tenant's Apartment Used for Illegal Drug Business
Landlord Didn't Remove Snow and Ice from Sidewalk
No Increase for Boiler, Entrance Doors, or Electrical Upgrading
Four-Year Rule Applies to Rent-Stabilized Tenant Overcharge
Eviction Case Dismissed for Failure to Join Deceased Tenant's Estate
No Rent Reduction for Temporary Elevator Outage
Detached Flue Pipe Created Unsafe Condition
Brother Can't Sue to Evict Sister
MCI Increase Granted for Elevator Upgrade
Nonrenewal Lease Notice States Sufficient Facts
No Retroactive Rent Reduction
Hempstead Law Defining Unrelated Occupants Unconstitutional
Fuel Cost Adjustment Granted
Landlord Can't Evict Former Same-Sex Partner as Licensee
Tenant's Grandson's Income Insufficient to Inherit Co-op Apartment
Parapet Work Excluded from MCI Costs
New Landlord Can Seek Eviction of Prior Building Owners
Landlord Improperly Replaced Trash Chutes with Outdoor Containers
Alternate Hardship Application Denied
Gas Fittings Installed Without Permit
Insufficient Proof of Facade Restoration
Tenant Gets Additional Attorney's Fees
Replacement of Gas Stoves Wasn't Reduction in Services
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Nonpayment of Settlement Agreement
No Proof of Preferential Rent on Base Date
Landlord Didn't Harass Tenant by Starting Proceeding
Rent Increase Based on Comparable Rents
No Rent Abatement for Tenant
Landlord Can Evict His Sister-in-Law from Abandoned Room
Landlord Didn't Cure Elevator Violation
Padlocked Gate Behind Building Blocked Egress
Eviction Warrant Vacated in Nonpayment Proceeding
Tenant Didn't Pay Back Rent Due Under Settlement Agreement
Landlord Must Pay for Repainting Tenant's Bathrooms
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Noise Disturbance
Landlord Gets Attorney's Fees in Unauthorized Sublet Case
Landlord Must Renew Tenant's Lease After Subsidy Terminated
Termination of Subsidy Because Landlord Fails Inspection Not Grounds for Eviction
Landlord Didn't File Useful Life Waiver Request
Rent Restored After Fire Damage Repaired
Landlord Proves Sidewalk Cleaned Sufficiently
Unacceptable Noise Level from Downstairs Restaurant
No New C of O After Changing Apartment to Commercial Space
Landlord Not Responsible for Cost of Towing Tenant's Car
Landlord Didn't Send Proper Recertification Notice
Retention of Tenant Rent Credit Waived Termination Notice
HPD Must Reconsider Daughter's Succession Claim
